Posa earns Freshman All-America honors
January 14, 2026 | Football
Freshman LB led Wisconsin with 61 tackles
Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin freshman linebacker Mason Posa earned FWAA Freshman All-America honors, announced on Wednesday morning.
Posa becomes the first Badger to earn FWAA Freshman All-America honors since Braelon Allen in 2021. The last Badger defender to achieve the accolade was T.J. Edwards in 2015.
Posa, the Badgers' 2025 leading tackler, played in 11 games and made five starts at linebacker. He finished his freshman season with 61 tackles, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Posa made 11 stops, 2.5 sacks and forced and recovered a fumble in Wisconsin’s win over No. 23 Washington (Nov. 18). The forced turnover helped set up the Badgers’ only touchdown in the game and he also ended the game with a fourth-down sack, helping seal Wisconsin’s first win over a ranked team since 2021. Posa was named the Big Ten and Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Week for his performance.
With the breakout game against Washington, Posa joined linebackers Leo Chenal and Andrew Van Ginkel as the last three Badgers to have 10+ tackles and 2.0+ sacks in a single game.
After October 15, Posa led all Power 4 freshmen with 54 tackles during the remainder of the regular season. During the entire regular season, Posa led all Power 4 freshmen with an 89.8 PFF defensive grade.
Posa returns for his sophomore season at Wisconsin and the Badgers will open the 2026 slate against Notre Dame at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Sept. 6.
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— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) January 14, 2026
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— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) November 13, 2025
