Wisconsin football official visit preview: four-star DL My'Keil Gardner
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This weekend, the Wisconsin Badgers football staff will host several 2023 prospects on official visits. Leading up to the big weekend for Wisconsin recruiting, All Badgers will profile each player who will be in Madison on June 3.
Having covered eight of the upcoming visitors already, next up we take a deeper look at defensive lineman My'Keil Gardner out of Arizona.
Previously covered visitors:
- Joe Crocker
- Christopher Terek
- James Durand
- Tackett Curtis
- Nate Johnson III
- Lincoln Kienholz
- Tyle Jansey
- Ashton Sanders
Name: My'Keil Gardner
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 280 pounds
High School: Liberty High School
Hometown: Peoria, Arizona
Projected Position: Nose tackle or defensive end
247 Sports Rank: three-stars; No. 76 DL; No. 11 in Arizona for 2023
Rivals Rank: four-stars; No. 16 DT; No. 5 in Arizona
Other scholarship offers: Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon State, Texas, UCLA, USC, Washington State
Previous visits to Wisconsin: The visit will mark the first visit to Madison for Gardner.
Primary recruiter: Defensive line coach Ross Kolodziej
Four things to know:
- Gardner recorded 86 tackles and 10 sacks last fall as a junior.
- He was an Arizona 6A All-State selection along the defensive line last year.
- In addition to an official visit to Wisconsin this weekend, Gardner has official visits scheduled with several other schools. He took an official visit to Cal in May and has upcoming trips to Texas and Oregon also scheduled at this time.
- Oregon is the perceived favorite for Gardner according to On3, but he is a top target for the Badgers as well.
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