The Badgers got a few players on the All-Big Ten teams, despite a middling season for the team.
The Big Ten released their All-Conference awards earlier this week, listing out both their annual All-Big Ten teams and their individual awards on Tuesday.
Despite an uneven 5-7 season, the Wisconsin Badgers saw six players earn All-Big Ten honors, with one player earning All-Big Ten third-team honors, while five others saw themselves as honorable mentions.
Right guard Joe Huber was the lone player to reach one of the three teams, being selected to the All-Big Ten third team by the coaches.
Huber allowed only nine pressures and two sacks on 384 pass-blocking snaps, while committing four penalties, which was second on the offensive line to right tackle Riley Mahlman.
Elsewhere, left tackle Jack Nelson, running back Tawee Walker, safety Hunter Wohler, cornerback Ricardo Hallman, and punter Atticus Bertrams all received honorable mentions at their respective positions.
Here are each player’s top accolades this season, courtesy of UW Communications.
Joe Huber
3rd team coaches / Honorable mention media
Redshirt Senior – Offensive Guard – Dublin, Ohio
- Huber was tabbed to the All-Big Ten third team by Big Ten coaches after starting all 12 games for the Badgers in 2024. He completed his second-consecutive season starting every game at right guard.
- Huber helped the Badgers’ unit allow only 13.0 sacks (T-3rd Big Ten) and 47.0 TFLs (4th Big Ten). Per PFF, Huber allowed only nine pressures across 384 pressure opportunities.
- Huber helped open holes for RB Tawee Walker, who ran for a career-high 864 yards and 10 scores. Walker earned All-Big Ten honorable mention status.
Atticus Bertrams
Honorable mention
Sophomore – Punter – Sydney, Australia
- Bertrams took a leap during his sophomore season as the Badgers’ punter. He posted a 45.3 punting average, the 10th-best in the nation and 2nd-best in the Big Ten. His 45.3 clip was the 2nd-best mark in program history, trailing only Andy Vujnovich’s 46.4 mark in 2021.
- Bertrams put 21 punts inside the 20, the 4th-most in the Big Ten. He posted a long of 74 yards (at USC), the longest punt in the Big Ten this season.
Ricardo Hallman
Honorable mention
Redshirt junior – Cornerback – Miami, Fla.
- After leading the nation with seven INTs last fall, Hallman played in all 12 games this season as the Badgers’ lead cornerback. He was targeted only 33 times across 319 coverage snaps, the fewest in the country for any cornerback with 300+ coverage snaps, per PFF.
- Hallman allowed 20 catches, the 2nd-fewest in the country among CBs with 300+ coverage snaps. He posted 16 tackles, 15 of which were solo stops.
- Hallman has posted eight INTs and 60 tackles across his four seasons as a Badger.
Jack Nelson
Honorable mention
Redshirt senior – Offensive tackle – Stoughton, Wis.
- Nelson started all 12 games at left tackle as part of Wisconsin’s consistent offensive line. Nelson allowed only one sack and eight pressures, the 5th-fewest in the Big Ten among linemen that registered 350+ pass-blocking reps, per PFF.
- Nelson’s 73.8 PFF offensive grade led all Badger offensive linemen and ranked 12th in the Big Ten. Nelson posted a 90.1 PFF grade in Wisconsin’s rout of Purdue, the 5th-best mark in all of FBS action during Week 6.
- Nelson wraps up his Badger career after playing in 51 career games and making 50 starts. His 50 starts match the most ever for a Badger offensive lineman (Chris McIntosh, Bill Ferrario).
Tawee Walker
Honorable mention
Senior – Running back – North Las Vegas, Nev.
- In his first season as a Badger, Walker took over the Badgers’ lead backfield role, rushing for a career-high 864 yards and 10 touchdowns. Walker scored nine rushing TDs during Big Ten action, the 4th-most in the Big Ten.
- Walker had an impressive month of October, helping the Badgers win three-straight games. He posted 119.3 yards per game during the month, which ranked 4th among Power 4 RBs.
- Walker totaled 97 yards on the ground versus No. 1 Oregon, the most for any Big Ten player against the Ducks this season.
Hunter Wohler
Honorable mention
Senior – Safety – Muskego, Wis.
- As a key team leader and captain in his senior season, Wohler led Wisconsin in tackles for the second-straight year, posting 71 stops. That ranked 5th among Big Ten defensive backs.
- Wohler’s 51 solo stops ranked T-3rd in the Big Ten and he posted 21 PFF ‘stops’, the 3rd-most among Big Ten safeties with 600+ snaps played.
- Wohler wraps up an impactful Badger career in which he totaled 229 tackles, 12.0 TFLs and three interceptions. He became the first Wisconsin DB to reach the 200-tackle mark since Michael Caputo (2012-15).