Chris Orr came to Madison pretty set with the idea of redshirting during his freshman season for the Wisconsin football team.
But days before the Badgers’ season opener against Alabama this Saturday, Orr finds himself listed No. 2 on the depth chart at inside linebacker, behind reshirt freshman T.J. Edwards and junior Leon Jacobs.
Edwards (shoulder) and Jacobs (foot) both exited the third day of training camp with injuries, all of a sudden leaving a hole at a position that saw Marcus Trotter and Derek Landisch graduate from.
That’s when Orr, a three-star recruit from DeSoto, Texas had his chance, and he made the most of it.