Riley Mahlman

Riley Mahlman

Mahlman in 2024
Wisconsin Badgers – No. 71
Position	Offensive tackle
Class	Redshirt Junior
Major	Finance, Investment and Banking
Personal information
Born:	(2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 (age 22)[1]
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	313 lb (142 kg)
Career history
College	Wisconsin (2021–present)
High school	Lakeville South (Lakeville, Minnesota)
Stats at ESPN

Riley Mahlman (born December 30, 2002)[1] is an American football offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Early life and high school

Mahlman grew up in Lakeville, Minnesota and attended Lakeville South High School, where he lettered in football and basketball.[2] He was a four-star rated recruit and committed to play college football for the University of Wisconsin–Madison over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Ohio State.[3][4]

College career

During Mahlman's true freshman season in 2021, he played in only one game against Rutgers and was ultimately redshirted.[5] During the 2022 season, he played in seven games and started six of them at right tackle and finished the season with allowing only one sack.[6] During the 2023 season, he played in and started all 13 games at right tackle.[7]

Mahlman was named as an offensive tackle to know ahead of the 2025 NFL draft by Pro Football Focus.[8][9]

References

1. "Riley Mahlman OT Wisconsin NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
2. "Riley Mahlman's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
3. "Riley Mahlman, Lakeville South, Offensive Tackle". 247Sports.com. July 1, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
4. Greder, Andy (September 22, 2019). "Lakeville South lineman Riley Mahlman picks Badgers over Gophers and others". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
5. Temple, Jesse (December 29, 2021). "How Wisconsin OTs Nolan Rucci and Riley Mahlman are working to showcase their blue-chip pedigree on the field". The New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
6. Rohrer, Seamus (July 12, 2023). "Key Wisconsin Badgers: No. 19 - Offensive Tackle Riley Mahlman". BadgerBlitz. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
7. Potrykus, Jeff (November 29, 2023). "Will Tanor Bortolini, Jack Nelson return to Wisconsin next season". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
8. Kenney, Ben (May 13, 2024). "Wisconsin starting RT one of PFF's '10 offensive tackles to know ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft'". Badgers Wire. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
9. Chadwick, Max (May 13, 2024). "10 offensive tackles to know ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft". Pro Football Focus. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

External links

• Wisconsin Badgers bio