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Wisconsin Pro Day Results: Unsung Badgers Shine As Elite Athletes Entering NFL Draft

Some of the Wisconsin Badgers' lesser-known NFL Draft prospects put up crazy numbers in front of NFL scouts at the team's pro day.
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Wisconsin wide receiver Dekel Crowdus (14) put up some eye-popping numbers at the Badgers Pro Day
Wisconsin wide receiver Dekel Crowdus (14) put up some eye-popping numbers at the Badgers Pro Day | Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images

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The Wisconsin Badgers had 20 players on hand for their annual Pro Day, giving their top seniors an opportunity to show their athletic tools in front of NFL personnel.

Scouts from all 32 teams were on hand Friday, and they saw some impressive athletic feets on the field of the McClain Center.

The biggest winner was wide receiver Dekel Crowdus. He had only one catch all season in his lone year with the Badgers, but he was off the charts in the athletic testing.

He ran a blazing 4.36 40-yard dash, which would have been tied for the eighth-fastest wide receiver at this year's NFL Scouting Combine.

For comparison, that is the same 40-yard dash time as Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson and Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs.

Crowdus also put up a 40.5-inch vertical jump and an 11-foot-1 broad jump that was best of the day. Only five players at this year's combine had a longer broad jump.

Related: Mason Reiger's NFL Combine Performance Finished Top 5 in 3 Different Drills

Safety Austin Brown had Crowdus beaten on the vertical jump, posting a team-high 43-inch vertical that was higher than any safety who performed at the combine.

Add that to a 4.47 40-yard dash for Brown, and he did plenty to boost his draft stock in the eyes of scouts.

Defensive tackle Ben Barten led Wisconsin players with 33 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. Only one player put up more at the combine this year — Kentucky nose tackle David Gusta.

Wide receiver Vinny Anthony improved on the numbers he put up at the combine in Indianapolis last week.

Related: Wisconsin's Vinny Anthony Shined in NFL Combine Drills That Other Receivers Wouldn't Run

He trimmed 10 milliseconds off his 40-yard dash time, down to 4.53 seconds, and he improved his vertical jump by almost three inches, reaching 37 inches off the ground.

Anthony also cut two-tenths of a second off his three-cone drill, dropping from 6.86 at the combine to 6.68 at the Pro Day.

The other Badger who performed at the combine was edge rusher Mason Reiger, but he opted not to run the drills again at the Pro Day. He was still on hand to support his teammates and meet with NFL teams.

Wisconsin's full unofficial results from a team spokesperson are listed below.

Wisconsin Badgers 2026 Unofficial Pro Day Results
Wisconsin Badgers 2026 Unofficial Pro Day Results | Wisconsin Athletics

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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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