Wisconsin football class of 2026 wide receiver commit Tayshon Bardo left no doubt where he stands in his recruitment process on Tuesday.
Bardo, who committed to Wisconsin on March 11, announced his recruitment would be “1000% shut down” in a post on X. The decision arrived shortly after his official visit to Madison this past weekend. Before his statement, the Indiana native had official visits scheduled to Cincinnati, USF, Michigan State and Vanderbilt.
The pass-catcher’s declaration comes at a busy juncture of Wisconsin’s recruiting period to begin the summer. Defensive line target Jermaine Polk canceled his official visit to Wisconsin and edge rusher Carmelow Reed flipped his commitment from UW to Ole Miss on Monday, altering the program’s depth in its class of 2026.
The Badgers picked up recent commitments from three-star tight end Jack Sievers, three-star defensive lineman Arthur Scott, three-star linebacker Ben Wenzel and three-star defensive lineman Djidjou Bah during the June 1 official visit window, boosting a recruiting class once stuck in the mid-40s to No. 34 nationally.
247Sports ranks the 6-foot-1 wide receiver as the No. 708 player in the class of 2026, the No. 103 wide receiver and the No. 6 recruit from his home state of Indiana. As of June 4, he is the only wide receiver to pledge to Wisconsin’s class of 2026. The Badgers are zeroing in on top targets linebacker McHale Blade, wide receiver Jayden Petit, running back Amari Latimer, offensive tackle Kamari Blair and athlete Jackson Ford after each visited campus over the weekend.
Bardo’s enthusiasm and loyalty to the Badgers are certainly encouraging, considering the fluidity of recruiting in the transfer portal and name, image and likeness licensing era. On top of that, UW received one wide receiver commitment in its class of 2025: four-star Eugene Hilton Jr.
Luke Fickell and offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes will turn to Jayden Ballard, Trech Kekahuna and Vinny Anthony II to lead the wide receiver position this season. That unit will begin its journey for the Badgers against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at Camp Randall Stadium in Week 1.
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Reporting by Mike Hall, Badgers Wire / Badgers Wire
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