Badgers class of 2025 commit breaks Wisconsin all-time career tackles record

Wisconsin football class of 2025 commit Cooper Catalano became Wisconsin’s all-time career tackles leader on Friday.

With 463 career tackles in over three years at Germantown High School in Germantown, Wisconsin, Catalano stands alone atop the list. His record-breaking moment transpired in the third quarter of Germantown’s game against Brookfield East.

Catalano was one of the first players to pledge his commitment to Luke Fickell’s program for the class of 2025 on Nov. 28, 2023.

247Sports considers Catalano the No. 872 overall recruit, No. 88 linebacker and No. 7 recruit from the state of Wisconsin for the class of 2025. He earned offers from the likes of Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, and Michigan State before ultimately deciding to join the Badgers.

Four other class of 2025 linebackers have committed to Wisconsin as well. Those are four-star Mason Posa, three-star Samuel Lateju and three-star Brenden Anes.