Alex Erickson is accustomed to working his way up and proving himself. After a prep career in which he accounted for 94 touchdowns as a quarterback and was named the Wisconsin State Journal’ssmall school player of the year, the Darlington, Wis., native walked on to Wisconsin and transitioned to wide receiver.
Erickson went on to catch 141 passes, sixth-most in UW history, on his way to being named a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media in 2015. His 1,877 yards rank him 10th all-time at Wisconsin, and he was one reception short of tying Jared Abbrederis— another former walk-on wide receiver—for the single-season mark.