High-upside Badgers DL with four-star pedigree and NFL frame
Ernest Willor Jr. arrived at Wisconsin as a four-star defensive line recruit, ranked among the nation’s better prospects in the 2024 class, with a 6-foot-4, 250-ish-pound frame and disruptive high-school production that included 47 tackles, 7.0 sacks and two interceptions as a senior in 2023. He flashed the traits coaches love in an edge/DL hybrid: length, versatility, and room to grow, but he has not yet logged meaningful college production and entered the transfer portal in January 2026 after limited playing time. If your team wants a toolsy, developmental lineman with upside rather than a finished product, he’s a classic bet on traits over tape.
