Will Pauling - Top receiver in down passing game Pauling hauled in five of eight targets for 51 yards during Saturday's 23-3 victory against Northwestern. Impact Pauling played in full after exiting early with a upper-body injury during last week's win versus Rutgers. The redshirt junior led the Badgers' receiving corps across the board, but this came in a down passing performance for the team's streaking QB Braedyn Locke, who completed 14 of 24 passes for 160 yards. Pauling far and away leads the team in receptions (30) this season, though he hasn't generated many explosive plays, as his longest reception of the season went for 25 yards. Meanwhile, wideouts Vinny Anthony and Trech Kekahuna have come on as the primary downfield threats with 24.2 and 15.5 yards per reception this season, respectively. Pauling's reliability in the short-to-intermediate parts of the field could be crucial as the Badgers look to knock off No. 3 Penn State in Camp Randall this coming Saturday.
OCTOBER 22 • ROTOWIRE