2023 Football Roster
Roster
Tanor Bortolini
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Kewaunee, Wis.
- High School:
- Kewaunee
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 310
- Major:
- Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Honors and Awards
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2022: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (Consensus), Academic All-Big Ten
2021: Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Season: Played in 12 games, all starts at center ... earned third letter … posted an 80.3 pass blocking grade via PFF, the highest for any Badger and the seventh-highest in the Big Ten … allowed only one sack over 477 pressure opportunities … helped the Badger offense rush for 314 yards in the season opener versus Buffalo (Sept. 2), UW’s 39th all-time 300+ yard rushing performance … helped a Badger offense that led the Big Ten in third down conversions (44.2%) … helped manage a UW passing offense that set school records in attempts and completions while throwing for the second-fewest interceptions in program history (5)
2022 Season: Played in 11 games, starting 10 as one of the Badgers’ most versatile linemen … started each of the Badgers’ final 10 games … made six starts at left guard, two starts at right guard, one at center and one at tight end … allowed only one sack, according to PFF
2021 Season: Earned second letter, playing in 10 games with 5 starts at guard ... started against Illinois, Army, Rutgers, Minnesota and in Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State
2020 Season: Earned first letter ... Redshirt season ... played in 2 games ... made UW debut against Indiana on Dec. 5 ... made first career start against Iowa on Dec. 12
High School
• Three-star recruit by 247 Sports and ESPN
• First-team all-state on offense and honorable mention all-state on defense by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as a senior in 2019
• Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2019
• Two-time Packerland Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year
