Badgers reveal their depth chart for Week 10 vs. Iowa

The Badgers have another primetime game ahead of them in Week 10. How are they lined up?

Coming off a 28-13 loss to the No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions, the Wisconsin Badgers face another challenge in Week 10, as they’ll have their second straight primetime game, this time facing the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road this Saturday.

Here’s the Week 10 depth chart for the Badgers. Let’s see what stands out.

There aren’t many changes as expected, but it’s notable that outside linebacker Leon Lowery is listed as the clear starter, while John Pius is listed as an OR with Sebastian Cheeks with the second-team defense.

Pius’s snaps have slowly dropped week-by-week, and he played just 14 snaps on Saturday, which was the same as Cheeks, while Lowery, Darryl Peterson, and Aaron Witt all saw ample opportunities as the top outside linebackers against Penn State.

Elsewhere, it was a different type of game for Wisconsin, as they relied on their top players more rather than rotating as often as they usually did.

At receiver, Vinny Anthony played nearly the entire game, while Tawee Walker played 62 of the 70 snaps at running back, with Darrion Dupree taking the other eight.

Defensively, Wisconsin stuck with their top three more often on the defensive line, as Ben Barten (55 snaps), Elijah Hills (46 snaps), and Curt Neal (45 snaps) were all major parts of the gameplan.

At middle linebacker, it was a similar approach with Jake Chaney getting 62 snaps, which meant fewer opportunities for Tackett Curtis. Jaheim Thomas was in there a good amount as well, playing 50 of the team’s 69 defensive snaps, while Christian Alliegro got 15 reps in the game.

At cornerback, Nyzier Fourqurean took on a bigger role, playing 68 snaps with Xavier Lucas not playing, while Ricardo Hallman had nearly as big of a responsibility with 63 snaps.

We’ll see if Wisconsin changes things up this coming week so that players are better rested going into the stretch run of the game.

Stay tuned for the latest coverage ahead of Wisconsin’s Week 10 game!