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Wisconsin Badgers' Mason Reiger already seeing his stock rise in new NFL mock drafts

The pre-draft process is just getting started for Wisconsin Badgers edge rusher Mason Reiger, but he is already boosting his stock for the NFL Draft.
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Wisconsin Badgers edge rusher Mason Reiger (22) dominated the East-West Shrine Bowl and is boosting his NFL Draft stock in the process.
Wisconsin Badgers edge rusher Mason Reiger (22) dominated the East-West Shrine Bowl and is boosting his NFL Draft stock in the process. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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The pre-draft process is just getting started for Wisconsin Badgers edge rusher Mason Reiger, but he is already boosting his stock for the NFL Draft.

It's well reflected in mock drafts, where he is becoming a much more popular name for analysts and fans of every team.

Throughout the 2025 season, Reiger wasn't widely viewed as a draftable NFL prospect. He had a strong season for Wisconsin, but it wasn't as obvious in the box score with only five sacks, six tackles for loss and no turnovers.

Then he went to the East-West Shrine Bowl and dominated in front of NFL scouts. He was one of the big winners of the week at practice, and that translated to the game itself, where he was defensive MVP with three sacks.

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Now, he has become a popular late-round pick in 7-round mock drafts.

According to PFF's Mock Draft Simulator, Reiger has been selected more than 3,000 times by its users so far.

In the last seven days, draft simulators have picked Reiger in the fifth round 53 different times. Prior to that stretch, it had only happened once.

The majory of mock drafts still have him in the seventh round, but even that represents a key bump from when he was previously projected to go undrafted.

He's popping up more in media mock drafts as well. Over at Denver Broncos on SI, writer Erick Trickel picked Reiger in the seventh round of his latest mock.

Social media is also seeing more and more mock draft posts that include Reiger as a fan-favorite late-round pick.

His ascension is just starting. If he can parlay his Shrine Bowl success into a strong showing at the combine and his Badgers Pro Day, he can not only cement his status as an NFL Draft pick but also his way higher and higher up draft boards.

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Lorin Cox
LORIN COX

Lorin Cox is the managing editor of Wisconsin Badgers on SI. He has been covering Badgers sports since 2014, when he was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. He previously wrote for the Wisconsin State Journal, NBC Sports Chicago and USA Today Sports Media Group, and he is a former analyst for Pro Football Focus.

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