2026 Football Roster
Roster
OLB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
CB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
CB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
QB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
QB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
QB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
S
/ Football
TE
/ Football
CB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
RB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
LB
/ Football
S
/ Football
DL
/ Football
CB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
FB
/ Football
FB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
TE
/ Football
LB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
LS
/ Football
OL
/ Football
LB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
LS
/ Football
OL
/ Football
LB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
TE
/ Football
TE
/ Football
TE
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
DL
/ Football
P
/ Football
DL
/ Football
P
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
K
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
K
/ Football
DL
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
P
/ Football
Jersey Number 75
Emerson Mandell
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Moundsview, Minn.
- High School:
- Irondale
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 325
Honors and Awards
2025: Academic All-Big Ten
2025 Season (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 12 games, all starts on the offensive line – One at right guard and 11 at right tackle … helped the Badgers run for 153 yards and three touchdowns against MTSU (Sept. 6) … helped the Badger offense mount a comeback win over Washington with 157 rushing yards and a touchdown … helped spring Darrion Dupree’s 84-yard touchdown run and the Badgers’ 209 total rushing yards in win over Illinois (Nov. 22)
High School/Personal
- Earned a four-star composite status
- Named to the KARE 11 All-Metro team, the Minnesota All-Star team and the Minnesota Vikings all-state team as a senior in 2023
- Finalist for Mr. Football in Minnesota as a senior after playing both offense and defense
- Was a three year starter, leading the Irondale offensive line and helping the unit average 200+ yards per game during his career
- Was a team captain in 2023 and earned team MVP, the toughest player award and academic all-star honors by posting a 3.7 GPA
- Named all-district in 2022 as a junior
- High school coach was James Mauel
- Also lettered in track during high school
- Has one sibling, Raiah
- Parents are Michelle Mandell-Paulson and David Paulson
- His uncle played collegiate football at UW-Stevens Point
- Favorite Badger of all-time is Casey Rabach
Thursday, September 24
Monday, September 21
Saturday, September 19
Saturday, September 19
