The Wisconsin football program added an in-state specialist to the 2025 class on Wednesday afternoon.
Erik Schmidt, a Milwaukee native, has committed to Luke Fickell and the Badgers.
The Marquette University High School standout is rated as the No. 1 punter and the No. 8 kicker in the nation in the 2025 recruiting class per Kohl’s Kicking.
Schmidt chose UW over a PWO offer from Michigan and full scholarships from Missouri, Notre Dame, and Boston College. Wisconsin was the first school to extend a preferred walk-on offer to the Milwaukee native.
Spencer Rymiszewski and Matt Mitchell were Schmidt’s main points of contact throughout his recruitment.