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Only Two Wisconsin Badgers Were Invited to NFL Scouting Combine

The Wisconsin Badgers have a handful of players hoping to hear their name called in the NFL Draft, but only two of them will get the opportunity to work out at the NFL scouting combine.
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Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Vinny Anthony II (8) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium.
Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Vinny Anthony II (8) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium. | Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images

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The Wisconsin Badgers have a handful of players hoping to hear their name called in the NFL Draft, but only two of them will get the opportunity to work out at the NFL scouting combine.

The league released its full list of combine invites for 2026, and the only Badgers who made the cut were wide receiver Vinny Anthony II and edge rusher Mason Reiger.

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Anthony's combine invitation comes after he performed well during the week of practices leading up to the Senior Bowl, putting his skillset on display in front of NFL scouts and coaches.

It was an important opportunity to for him to show that his limited production in 2025 was not his fault and more of a reflection of bad quarterback play and a struggling offense as a whole.

After putting up 672 receiving yards in 2024, he dropped down to just 391 yards this past fall.

It wasn't the final season Anthony was hoping for as he entered the draft, but this pre-draft workout process is a great opportunity for him to remind teams what he is capable of.

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Reiger also didn't have the flashiest numbers on the stat sheet, but he put consistently strong film on tape all season long.

His five sacks and six tackles for loss don't fully capture how big his impact was on the Wisconsin defense.

He cemented that with his invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, where he dominated the week of practice and then added three sacks in the actual game itself.

Both Badgers prospects are showing that they deserve to hear their names called on draft weekend.

If they can put up more impressive numbers at the combine, they will be locks to be the next Wisconsin draft picks in the NFL.

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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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