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Elite Wisconsin Badgers WR commit for 2026 visiting Top 15 SEC team for Week 9

Wisconsin Badgers football recruits aren't jumping ship during the team's abysmal losing streak, but they are exploring their other options.
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2026 wide receiver Jayden Petit watches from the sidelines during Wisconsin football's April 19 spring showcase inside Camp Randall Stadium.
2026 wide receiver Jayden Petit watches from the sidelines during Wisconsin football's April 19 spring showcase inside Camp Randall Stadium. | Courtesy of Jake Kocorowski

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Wisconsin Badgers football recruits aren't jumping ship during the team's abysmal losing streak, but they are exploring their other options.

The latest commit with a wandering eye is the team's top wide receiver for the class of 2026.

On3's Steve Wiltfong reports that four-star receiver Jayden Petit is taking a visit to No. 13 Oklahoma for their Week 9 matchup against No. 8 Ole Miss

Petit told On3 that he's taking the visit to see the gameday experience with two Top 15 SEC teams.

The Naples, Florida native committed to the Badgers at the end of June after taking an official summer visit.

Listed at 6-foot-4, Petit is having a monster senior season with over 1,000 yards and 19 touchdowns.

ESPN rates him as a Top 200 player and Top 30 wide receiver in the country for his recruiting class.

The visit to Oklahoma comes after Pettit announced a scholarship offer from Washington earlier this week.

Related: Wisconsin Badgers 2026 commits fielding offers from Big Ten rivals amid losing streak

Wisconsin wide receivers coach Jordan Reid has been one of the staff's best recruiters, but the team already lost one receiver to a de-commitment when three-star Tayshon Bardo re-opened his recruiting following the Badgers' shutout loss to Iowa.

Other top Wisconsin recruits have been taking visits to other programs, including four-star running back Amari Latimer.

So far, they have stayed committed to Luke Fickell and UW. His staff needs to make sure it stays that way.

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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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