| Wisconsin Badgers–No. 71 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class |  |
| Major | Finance, Investment and Banking |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 30, 2002 [1] |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 313 lb (142 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Lakeville South (Lakeville, Minnesota) |
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Riley Mahlman (born December 30, 2002) [1] is an American football offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Mahlman grew up in Lakeville, Minnesota and attended Lakeville South High School, where he lettered in football and basketball. [2] He was a four-star rated recruit and committed to play college football for the University of Wisconsin–Madison over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Ohio State. [3] [4]
During Mahlman's true freshman season in 2021, he played in only one game against Rutgers and was ultimately redshirted. [5] During the 2022 season, he played in seven games and started six of them at right tackle and finished the season with allowing only one sack. [6] During the 2023 season, he played in and started all 13 games at right tackle. [7]
Mahlman was named as an offensive tackle to know ahead of the 2025 NFL draft by Pro Football Focus. [8] [9]
Kirk James Ferentz is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Iowa, a position he has held since the 1999 season. From 1990 to 1992, Ferentz was the head football coach at the University of Maine. He was also an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Ferentz played college football as a linebacker at the University of Connecticut from 1974 to 1976. Since 2017, he has been the longest tenured FBS coach with one program. Ferentz is the all-time wins leader at Iowa.
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Lakeville South High School (LSHS) is a high school located Lakeville, Minnesota, United States. To meet the needs of a growing population, in the early 2000s the district began construction of LSHS. LSHS enrolled students for the first time in fall 2005. Unlike LNHS, whose student come from a predominantly urban/suburban catchment area, LSHS pulls from the suburban/rural areas of Lakeville. This socioeconomic divide has contributed to the ferocity of the rivalry between LNHS and LSHS athletics. In addition, the close proximity and closeness of the community in the City of Lakeville also plays a large role in the strong community competition between the two high schools.
Thomas Allen Burke is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football at University of Wisconsin and earned unanimous All-American honors. During the 1997–1998 season, Burke led all college football with 22 sacks and 31 total tackles for loss while helping Wisconsin to a Rose Bowl victory and #5 overall ranking. He was chosen 83rd overall in the 3rd round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals and played all four years of his NFL career with Arizona.
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