Ricardo Hallman
Ricardo Hallman
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Five seasons at Wisconsin, three different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell. 2023 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Maryland — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
4 SOLO · 4 TOT · 1 INT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #78
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dequan Watts’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Daedae Hill's graduate season at Florida Atlantic (2024).
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