Career: Has played in 15 games with 4 starts at tight end
2018 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 10 games with 4 starts at tight end ... started season opener vs. Western Kentucky on Aug. 31 ... also made starts vs. Rutgers on Nov. 3, vs. Minnesota on Nov. 24 and vs. Miami in Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27
2017 Season: Played in 5 games ... made Badgers debut vs. Utah State on Sept. 1
2016 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … all-state tight end and honorable mention all-state defensive end by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as a senior … all-region by WFCA at both tight end and defensive end as a senior … first-team All-North Shore Conference at tight end and defensive end as a senior … finished senior season with 83 tackles, 30 TFLs and 9 sacks … also caught 23 passes for 295 yards and five touchdowns … second-team all-conference at defensive end as a junior … finished junior season with 87 tackles, 12 TFLs, 4 sacks and 4 passes defended ... named Grafton’s defensive player of the year as a junior and senior … also plays basketball … second-team All-North Shore as a junior and honorable mention All-North Shore as a sophomore in basketball … honor roll student … high school coach was Fritz Rauch
Personal: Parents are Scott and Barcie Benzschawel … brother, Beau, was an offensive lineman at UW from 2015-18 … father played football at Wisconsin from 1983-87 … uncle, Eric Benzschawel, played football at UW from 1988-92 … grandfather, John Morgen, competed in rowing at UW from 1955-57 and went on to serve as president of the National W Club in 1990-91... majoring in life sciences communication
