Wisconsin football official visit preview: 2023 OL commit James Durand
The Wisconsin Badgers football staff will host several 2023 prospects this weekend 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.
After profiling offensive linemen Joe Crocker and Christopher Terek yesterday, we turn our attention to current Wisconsin offensive line commit James Durand.
Name: James Durand
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 285 pounds
High School: Basha High School
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Projected Position: Offensive guard
247 Sports Rank: three-star; No. 51 interior OL; No. 12 prospect in Arizona
Rivals Rank: three-star; No. 8 in the state of Arizona
Other scholarship offers: Arizona, BYU, Cal, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Oregon State, San Diego State, Utah, and Utah State.
Previous visits to Wisconsin: Durand was on campus back in the spring over the weekend of March 26.
Primary recruiter: Wisconsin offensive line coach Bob Bostad
Three things to know:
- Durand was the second commit for the Badgers in the 2023 recruiting class, and he will be on campus with two of Wisconsin's top remaining offensive line targets.
- Durand is a great student as well, holding multiple Ivy League offers at the time of his commitment.
- Durand was the first offensive line commit for Bob Bostad since the veteran offensive line coach returned to coaching the position group for the Badgers.
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