2009 in-state offers
POSITION		STARTER	RIGHT BEHIND	Offered (as of 12/10)
QUARTERBACK		Dustin Sherer	Scott Tolzien Curt Phillips Jon Budmayr	VERBAL
TAILBACK		John Clay	Zach Brown Erik Smith	VERBAL
FULLBACK		Dex Jones	Bradie Ewing Sam Spitz	VERBAL
WIDE RECEIVER (X)		David Gilreath	Nick Toon Maurice Moore	VERBAL
WIDE RECEIVER (Y)		Isaac Anderson	Kyle Jefferson	VERBAL
LEFT TACKLE		Gabe Carimi	Jake Bscherer	VERBAL
LEFT GUARD		KEVIN ZEILTER	Peter Konz	VERBAL
CENTER		John Moffitt	Joe Schafer	VERBAL
RIGHT GUARD		Bill Nagy	Jake Current	VERBAL
RIGHT TACKLE		Josh Oglesby	Jake Bscherer[db]	VERBAL
TIGHT END		[db]Mickey Turner	Jake Byrne	VERBAL (baseball)
H-BACK		Garret Graham	Lance Kendricks	VERBAL
LEFT DEFENSIVE END		Louis Nzegwu	Brendan Kelly	VERBAL
LEFT DEFENSIVE TACKLE		J.J. Watt	Jeff Stehle
RIGHT DEFENSIVE TACKLE		Daniel Moore[db]	[db]Patrick Butrym
RIGHT DEFENSIVE END		O'Brien Schofield	Anthony Mains
6-foot-4, 275 pounds from Beaver Dam		Hank Jacobs, OL	An AP all-state second-team selection on the offensive line this year, Jacobs recently picked up his second offer from North Dakota State.
6-foot-2, 210 pounds from Kenosha (Bradford)		Cordero Finley, LB	Finely, who is ranked as the 14th best 2009 prospect in Wisconsin by Rivals.com, has an offer from South Dakota.
6-foot-1, 210 pounds from West Allis (Hale)		Brian Otto, OLB	A former teammate of current Badger Ricky Wagner, Otto has scholarship offers from North Dakota and South Dakota.
6-foot-4, 225 pounds from Mequon (Homestead)		Ben Gardner, DE	Gardner, an AP first-team all-state outside linebacker/defensive end selection this season, is now up to two offers (South Dakota and South Dakota State). High school teammate of Badger verbal Shelby Harris.
6-foot-1, 180 pounds from Greendale		Ben Ericksen, WR	Ericksen, the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, was recently offered a preferred walk-on opportunity by Wisconsin, though he may wait for more offers and take the scholarship money for college.
6-foot-5, 251 pounds from Medford		Ethan Hemer, DE	Hemer recently took an official visit to Madison (12/5) and is deciding whether to accept UW's preferred walk-on offer. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound defensive lineman was an AP second-team all-state selection as a senior.
6-foot-1, 294 pounds from Hartland (Arrowhead)		Nick Doehling, OL	Doehling, an AP first-team all-state selection on the offensive line in 2008, is yet another Arrowhead athlete who will continuing playing football at the next level, with his first offer recently coming from South Dakota.
5-foot-11, 195 pounds from Milwaukee (Hamilton)		Jason Baker, K	Often overshadowed by Budzein, Baker recently reeled in two offers (Minnesota-Moorhead and Eastern Illinois) in a one-week span.

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