The Wisconsin Badgers left the spring with many positives, given the outlook of the team following the number of transfers into the program, but had a clear hole at a position: cornerback.
As the spring went on, the Badgers lost depth at the position, as cornerbacks A’Khoury Lyde, Al Ashford, and Avyonne Jones all departed the program, leaving true freshmen Jonas Duclona and Jace Arnold as the second-stringers behind starters Ricardo Hallman and Alexander Smith.
In the summer, the Badgers then sought after transfer cornerbacks, first landing Nyzier Fourqueran, a standout cornerback at Grand Valley State, where he played under outside linebackers coach Matt Mitchell, before getting Michael Mack, a two-year starter at Air Force, which became official as fall camp started.