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Wisconsin Football Recruiting: A Look at the Top Class of 2016 Prospects in the State

Wisconsin hasn’t always been a hotbed for recruiting, but in the 2015 NFL Draft we saw a pair of Kenosha natives — Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon and Michigan State’s Trey Lyles — get drafted within the first 15 picks. Here’s a look at the top Class of 2016 prospects coming out of the state that the Wisconsin football recruiting staff, and college football programs around the country, are targeting.

Currently, of the top nine in-state products listed by 247Sports, the number 5-9 prospects have committed to a college.

The Badgers have locked up the No. 7 and No.