The Badgers are now down two wide receivers at the moment.
The Wisconsin Badgers have kicked off spring ball, as their fifth practice came on Tuesday after spring break.
Wisconsin now has the pads on as they take the field for the next month, but that’ll be without two receivers for the foreseeable future.
The Badgers already lost top slot receiver Trech Kekahuna for the spring with what was disclosed as a lower-body injury. The redshirt sophomore is expected back for fall camp.
Now, Wisconsin is down a second wide receiver, as Mark Hamper is out for an undisclosed period of time, with head coach Luke Fickell sharing that it’s unclear when the transfer wideout will return.
While the reason wasn’t initially provided, Zach Heilprin reported that Hamper is attending to a personal family matter, hence his time away from the program.
Hamper was one of two wide receivers that the Badgers brought in via the transfer portal this offseason, along with Ohio State’s Jayden Ballard, and was coming off a redshirt freshman season at Idaho, where he caught 48 passes for 966 yards and six touchdowns in 2024.
So far, the Badgers have trotted out Vinny Anthony and Ballard with the top group on the perimeter, although they’ve rotated quite a bit, with reserves Quincy Burroughs, Chris Brooks Jr., and Tyrell Henry all getting extended run as well with the top groups.
There’s room for competition this offseason at the position, but that won’t include two of the team’s wide receivers for the time being.