The members of the 2008 football recruiting class were introduced by head coach Bret Bielema on February 6, 2008, the National Letter of Intent Signing Day. This is Bielema’s third recruiting class consisting of 24 scholarship players along with five others expected to walk-on in the fall for a total of 29.
2008 Signing Day Student Athletes
Jake Current OL 6-4 280 Troy, Ohio (Troy)
Christopher Garner OL/DL 6-5 315 Augusta, Wis. (Augusta)
Peter Konz OL/DL 6-6 300 Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
Joe Schafer OL 6-5 285 St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
Kevin Zeitler OL 6-4 285 Waukesha, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
Jake Byrne TE 6-5 250 Rogers, Ark. (Rogers)
Zach Davison TE/DE 6-4 235 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee)
Dex Jones FB 6-1 220 Bolingbrook, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
Erik Smith RB 5-11 192 Chicago, Ill. (Bolingbrook)
Curt Phillips QB 6-3 215 Kingsport, Tenn. (Sullivan South)
Brad Nortman Specialist 6-3 215 Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central)
Eriks Briedis DL 6-5 265 Miami, Fla. (County Day)
Brendan Kelly DE 6-6 230 Eden Prairie, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)
Anthony Mains DE 6-6 225 Naples, Fla. (Golden Gate)
Dan Moore DL 6-2 280 O'Fallon, Ill. (O'Fallon Township/Joliet Junior College)
Tyler Westphal DL 6-6 240 Menasha, Wis. (Menasha)
Leonard Hubbard LB 6-1 230 Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
Mike Taylor LB 6-2 205 Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)
Kevin Claxton DB 6-2 195 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson)
Marcus Cromartie DB 6-1 175 Mansfield, Texas (Timberview)
Antonio Fenelus DB 5-10 175 Boca Raton, Fla. (Boca Raton)
Shelton Johnson DB 6-0 175 Carrollton, Texas (Hebron)
Devin Smith DB 5-11 185 Coppell, Texas (Coppell)
T.J. Williams WR/DB 6-0 180 Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)
Jordan Bergmann OL 6-6 280 Slinger, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Robert Burge OL/DL 6-7 305 Holmen, Wis. (Holmen)
Chris Cromwell OL 6-3 305 Milwaukee, Wis. (St. John's Northwestern Military Academy)
Bradie Ewing RB/FB 6-1 212 Richland Center, Wis. (Richland Center)
Ricky Wagner TE 6-7 262 West Allis, Wis. (Nathan Hale)
