DE Alec James (52 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks)
DT Conor Sheehy (35 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks)
NT Olive Sagapolu (17 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks)
DE Alec James
DE Chikwe Obasih
DT Conor Sheehy
Almost the polar opposite of their counterparts in the trenches, the Badgers’ defensive line will be starting two fresh faces in 2018. The stalwart in the middle for the past three years, Sagapolu, will be entering his senior season and will anchor a defensive line that will need to catch up to speed quickly if the Badgers hope to replicate their defensive success of 2017.