Former Badgers Receiver Sets Transfer Destination

Skyler Bell played three seasons for the Wisconsin Badgers but he's now headed back closer to home.

The Wisconsin Badgers had a big day in the transfer portal on Tuesday. But one former Badger made his commitment to another program.

Wide receiver Skyler Bell, who declared for the transfer portal, will transfer to UConn, as reported by UConn Sports Report.

The same day that Bell announced his new home, the Badgers took in two transfers, including one of the top transfer linebackers in the portal in former USC freshman Tackett Curtis. With Curtis’ commitment gives the Badgers three of the top five ranked linebackers in the transfer portal this cycle.

Bell is the third Wisconsin wide receiver to find a new home after the 2023 season, during which the Badgers went 7-6 and lost to LSU in the Reliaquest Bowl.

Bell spent three seasons with the Badgers, including a redshirt season in 2021, and has two years of eligibility remaining.

He received CFB News Freshman Al-American honorable mention selection in 2022 after he started 12 games and caught 30 passes for 444 yards and five touchdowns.

Bell finished last season with 38 receptions, which was second on the team, with 296 yards and a touchdown. Will Pauling was far and away the top receiver on the team with 74 catches.

Coming out of high school at The Taft School in The Bronx, N.Y., he was rated a three-star recruit but wasn’t able to play in 2020 as his season was canceled.

More than a dozen players have committed to join the Badgers in 2024, including linebackers Jaheim Thomas (Arkansas), Leon Lowery (Syracuse), Jahsian Galvin (Northern Iowa), Sebastian Cheeks (North Carolina) and John Pius (William & Mary), along with running back Tawee Walker (Oklahoma), Tyrell Henry (Michigan State), Jackson McGowan (LSU), quarterback Tyler Van Dyke (Miami FL), safety RJ Delancy (Toledo) and long snapper Cayson Pfeiffer (Cincinnati).

Eleven players have declared their intent to transfer from Wisconsin, including offensive lineman Nolan Rucci (Penn State), offensive lineman Dylan Barrett (Iowa State), defensive end Damian Varner (Cincinnati), linebacker Kaden Johnson, quarterback Myles Burkett (Albany), wide receivers Chimere Dike (Florida) and Skyler Bell (UConn), defensive end Rodas Johnson, and linebackers Jordan Turner and Jordan Mayer.