2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 56
Joe Brunner
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Whitefish Bay, Wis.
- High School:
- Whitefish Bay
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 317
- Major:
- Life Sciences Communication
Honors and Awards
2025: Academic All-Big Ten, CSC Academic All-District
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2025 Season: Played in all 12 games, all starts at left guard … posted PFF pass blocking grades above 80 in four straight games (Ohio State, Oregon, Washington, Indiana) … did not allow a sack across 316 pressure opportunities, according to PFF … committed only one penalty … helped the Badgers run for 153 yards and three touchdowns against MTSU (Sept. 6) … helped the Badger offense mount a comeback win over Washington with 157 rushing yards and a touchdown … helped spring Darrion Dupree’s 84-yard touchdown run and the Badgers’ 209 total rushing yards in win over Illinois (Nov. 22)
2024 Season: Started all 12 games at left guard ... logged a 77.8 PFF pass block grade, the third highest among Big Ten guards ... posted a PFF pass block grade of 80.0+ in four games ... part of a Badger offensive line that allowed only 13.0 sacks, the fewest in the Big Ten
2023 Season: Played in 11 games, mostly on special teams
2022 Season: Played in four games on the offensive line and on special teams
2025: Academic All-Big Ten, CSC Academic All-District
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2025 Season: Played in all 12 games, all starts at left guard … posted PFF pass blocking grades above 80 in four straight games (Ohio State, Oregon, Washington, Indiana) … did not allow a sack across 316 pressure opportunities, according to PFF … committed only one penalty … helped the Badgers run for 153 yards and three touchdowns against MTSU (Sept. 6) … helped the Badger offense mount a comeback win over Washington with 157 rushing yards and a touchdown … helped spring Darrion Dupree’s 84-yard touchdown run and the Badgers’ 209 total rushing yards in win over Illinois (Nov. 22)
2024 Season: Started all 12 games at left guard ... logged a 77.8 PFF pass block grade, the third highest among Big Ten guards ... posted a PFF pass block grade of 80.0+ in four games ... part of a Badger offensive line that allowed only 13.0 sacks, the fewest in the Big Ten
2023 Season: Played in 11 games, mostly on special teams
2022 Season: Played in four games on the offensive line and on special teams
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