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Former Wisconsin Badgers WR Chimere Dike lands with top quarterback in 2025 NFL Draft

With the first pick of the 4th round, the Tennessee Titans selected the former Badgers wide receiver, who spent his final collegiate season at Florida.
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Nov 25, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Chimere Dike (13) chops down the Minnesota Golden Gophers goal post with Paul Bunyan's Axe to celebrate after a 28-14 victory to claim the rivalry trophy at Huntington Bank Stadium.
Nov 25, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Chimere Dike (13) chops down the Minnesota Golden Gophers goal post with Paul Bunyan's Axe to celebrate after a 28-14 victory to claim the rivalry trophy at Huntington Bank Stadium. | Nick Wosika-Imagn Images

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Before any current Wisconsin Badgers heard their name called in the 2025 NFL Draft, a former Paul Chryst recruit at UW came off the board and found his new pro team.

With the first pick of the fourth round, the Tennessee Titans selected wide receiver Chimere Dike, who spent his final collegiate season at Florida.

A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin, he was a four-star recruit in Chryst's 2020 class. He burst onto the scene as a junior in 2022 with 47 catches for 689 yards and six touchdowns.

His production dropped off in the first season under Luke Fickell, and Dike transferred to Florida to reunite with former Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz.

He joins a Titans offense that drafted Miami's Cam Ward number one overall, giving him a great opportunity to develop alongside his new quarterback.

He'll be buried on the Tennessee depth chart initially, though. The Titans added free agents Tyler Lockett, Van Jefferson and James Proche in free agency to go with returning veterans Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks.

At the very least, he can be an impact player on special teams right away as he grows into a larger role on offense.

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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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