Clark played one season with cornerbacks coach Hanko Poteat at Toledo. Leonhard added that it helped that UW knew two of the three transfer corners as high school recruits and even in the case of Clark, as a college player. That's still what we want to be, kind of the foundation of our program." You see a lot of guys in year three and year four take that next step and have great careers here. We want to be a recruit and develop program. "That's how we want to use the transfer portal. Every once in a while you're gonna have to try to fill that. We want to be able to look them in the eye and say, 'You have time to develop within our program and grow.' But when you have issues where you lost so much experience and depth, there's a huge gap. But you look at it, it's kind of a one-year situation where we knew we needed to create depth and experience. I love the purpose these guys are coming in for and why they made the decisions they made. Three guys coming in for a year, with a purpose. "With the current rules, this is how we'd like to use it. That's where we want to live," said Leonhard. "We want to recruit and develop our guys. In the off-season, UW signed three senior cornerbacks - Cedrick Dort (Kentucky), Jay Shaw (UCLA), and Justin Clark (Toledo). Losing two senior cornerbacks in Faion Hicks and Casear Williams, as well as junior Dean Engram who will give wide receiver a try, the Badgers had a huge void to fill. Leonhard admittedly doesn't want to rely on the transfer portal a ton, but the 2022 season may be the exception to the rule. It's gonna be fun and it's gonna be challenging to figure it out and make sure we're building the type of offense that we want to see." What that looks like real-time in a game, I'm not sure yet. Paul has a lot of wisdom, a lot of experience in calling plays. How does that look in terms of collaborating? I don't really know yet. "Well, I mean he's the head coach," Engram laughed. Only option offenses ran it more.īoth Chryst and Engram have defined the playcalling between the two as "collaborative." As expected, Chryst will likely have final say on game day. UW was also heavily reliant on the run game, putting the ball on the ground 64 percent of the time. 83 nationally in points per game (25.4), No.
I think over the course of time that will define itself."ĭespite a 9-4 season, the Badgers ranked No. This is our first time together as a team, as an offensive unit. "Right now, we're in the process of let's get back to the fundamentals. "I think you're gonna see some things that you recognize and hopefully you'll see some things that are unfamiliar," Engram explained. One of the biggest questions this off-season is how much different will UW's offense look under Engram and how much influence will he have in calling plays? Engram didn't shed too much light on the matter, but admits, even he's not sure of the answer either. We do a great job of communicating and working together."
He's played the position at a high level. "I'm excited to have Keller (graduate assistant Keller Chryst) in there with me. "It's not going to be an issue and I agree with this statement - A good coach is a good coach and I'm willing to work hard and learn some things that I need to learn, but at the same time, bring a lot to the room. "I've worked with quarterbacks all my life," Engram explained. The 2022 season will not only be Engram's first stint in college since working with head coach Paul Chryst in 2013, but it will also be his first time handling the quarterback position. While he's never been a quarterbacks coach perse', Engram likes to think he knows quarterbacks.Ĭoming over from the Baltimore Ravens where he was an assistant coach, handling wide receivers and tight ends, Engram was also a star pass catcher at Penn State and played 14 seasons in the NFL, amassing 7 ,751 yards and 35 touchdowns.
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