The Wisconsin Badgers lost their second 2026 in the past month when three-star offensive tackle Maddox Cochrane announced his decommitment from the program on Monday.
Cochrane, a 6’7, 290-pound lineman, is a native of Virginia and had been committed to Wisconsin since April after the Badgers had been interested in him for over a year.
He was one of two offensive linemen Wisconsin had in the Class of 2026, alongside three-star offensive lineman Benjamin Novak, so the Badgers are in a tough spot at the position
late in the cycle.
This decision came as somewhat of a surprise, as Cochrane hadn’t been seen as a commit actively looking at other schools this fall. He did have interest from both Virginia and Duke prior to his commitment to the Badgers.
Wisconsin had already missed out on several targets in the summer when looking to get a third offensive lineman in the class. Now, that seems uncertain, but we’ll see if the Badgers look to make a late push on players in the class.
With Cochrane’s decommitment, the Badgers are down to 14 players in their 2026 class with quite a bit of work to do over the final month.
