Ah yes, the most wonderful time of the year. A thousand watch-list nominees are revealed, Big Ten Media Days are ongoing in Chicago, and now, the annual release of the Wisconsin Badgers football roster for fall camp.

Wisconsin disclosed its roster on Monday with some notable number and position changes, some players no longer present after spring camp, and some other interesting updates.

For starters, Houston transfer Collin Wilder is now on the roster. The former Cougars safety will wear No. 18.

Compared to the spring roster, the following Badgers are no longer in the program:

Perhaps the two most notable names here are Connors and Brodner. Connors, a former walk-on, played in 30 games throughout his Wisconsin career, most notably taking over at center for four games during the 2016 season.

Brodner, a redshirt sophomore, did not play last year due to a left knee injury suffered at the end of spring. He carried the ball at times during the spring, but faced an uphill battle for reps with Jonathan Taylor, Chris James, Bradrick Shaw, Garrett Groshek, and Taiwan Deal in front of him.

According to reports, their departures were explained by head coach Paul Chryst.

#Badgers coach Paul Chryst explained departure of TB Sam Brodner (knee) and OL Brett Connors. Brodner was still coming back from knee injury and UW has depth at TB. Connors got married in spring and will focus on school. — Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) July 24, 2018

Forgot to add that Brett Connors got his undergrad degree in addition to getting married. More school would be grad work. — Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) July 24, 2018

Position changes

As noted on Sunday, redshirt freshman Kayden Lyles will play nose tackle this year.

We noted the work Coy Wanner received in the backfield during the spring, and the roster now lists him as a fullback.

Number changes

There’s a lot of them, so here we go (excluding incoming freshmen who did not participate in spring ball):

The rest of the freshmen

Five true freshmen enrolled early and participated in spring practices: Cruickshank, Pearson, Bryson Williams, Donte Burton, and Taj Mustapha. Here is the rest of the class of 2018 with their respective numbers and positions:

Wisconsin’s 2018 Roster No. Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown High School No. Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown High School 1 Aron Cruickshank WR 5'9 154 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Erasmus Hall 2 Patrick Johnson S 5'11 193 So. Washington, D.C. The Bullis School 2 Chase Wolf QB 6'1 189 Fr. Loveland, Ohio Saint Xavier 3 Reggie Pearson S 5'10 190 Fr. Inkster, Mich. River Rouge 3 Kendric Pryor WR 5'11 181 So. Hazel Crest, Ill. Homewood-Flossmoor 4 Donte Burton CB 5'10 181 Fr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville 4 A.J. Taylor WR 5'11 203 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Rockhurst 5 Chris James RB 5'10 222 Sr. Chicago, Ill. Notre Dame College Prep/Pittsburgh 5 Rachad Wildgoose CB 5'11 193 Fr. Miramar, Fla. Miami Northwestern 6 Danny Davis III WR 6'0 196 So. Springfield, Ohio Springfield 7 Bradrick Shaw RB 6'1 216 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. Hoover 8 Deron Harrell CB 6'2 182 Fr. Denver, Colo. East 9 Scott Nelson S 6'2 202 Fr. Detroit, Mich. University of Detroit Jesuit 10 Seth Currens S 6'3 206 So. Pickerington, Ohio Central 10 Isaac Guerendo RB 6'0 194 Fr. Clayton, Ind. Avon 11 Alexander Smith CB 5'11 181 Fr. Culver City, Calif. Culver City 12 Alex Hornibrook QB 6'4 219 Jr. West Chester, Pa. Malvern Prep 13 Evan Bondoc S 6'1 199 Sr. Madison, Wis. Edgewood 13 Mike Gregoire WR 5'10 166 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy 14 D'Cota Dixon S 5'10 198 Sr. Oak Hill, Fla. New Smyrna Beach 15 Anthony Lotti P 6'0 187 Jr. Flowery Branch, Ga. West Hall 15 Danny Vanden Boom QB 6'5 212 Fr. Kimberly, Wis. Kimberly 16 Jack Dunn WR 5'7 172 So. Madison, Wis. Edgewood 17 Jack Coan QB 6'3 211 So. Sayville, N.Y. Sayville 17 Andrew Van Ginkel OLB 6'4 236 Sr. Rock Valley, Iowa Rock Valley/Iowa Western C.C. 18 Arrington Farrar OLB 6'2 249 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Woodward 18 Collin Wilder S 5'10 195 Jr. Katy, Texas Katy 19 Nate Carter QB 6'5 200 Fr. Waunakee, Wis. Waunakee 19 John Torchio S 6'1 197 Fr. Lafayette, Calif. Campolindo 20 Faion Hicks CB 5'10 184 Fr. Miami, Fla. Flanagan 21 Mark Saari RB 6'0 207 Sr. Montreal, Wis. Hurley 21 Caesar Williams CB 6'0 185 So. Grand Prairie, Texas South 22 Cade Green WR 5'11 186 Fr. Austin, Texas Lake Travis 22 Jacob Heyroth ILB 6'0 204 Fr. Lodi, Wis. Lodi 23 Mason Stokke ILB 6'2 225 So. Menomonie, Wis. Menomonie 23 Jonathan Taylor RB 5'11 221 So. Salem, N.J. Salem 24 Travian Blaylock CB 5'11 183 Fr. Humble, Texas Atascocita 24 Adam Krumholz WR 6'1 194 So. Stoughton, Wis. Stoughton 25 Eric Burrell S 6'0 191 So. Severn, Md. McDonogh School 25 Nakia Watson RB 5'11 231 Fr. Austin, Texas Westlake 27 Rafael Gaglianone K 5'11 238 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor 27 Cristian Volpentesta CB 5'9 184 So. Highland Park, Ill. Highland Park 28 Taiwan Deal RB 6'1 221 Sr. Capitol Heights, Md. DeMatha 28 Brady Schipper WR 5'11 195 Fr. Stoughton, Wis. Stoughton 29 Dontye Carriere-Williams CB 5'10 189 So. Miami, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas 30 Coy Wanner FB 6'3 248 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. Preble 31 Madison Cone CB 5'9 176 So. Kernersville, N.C. East Forsyth 31 Tyler Mais S 6'1 200 Fr. Waunakee, Wis. Waunakee 32 Jake Collinsworth FB 6'1 240 Fr. Merrill, Wis. Merrill 32 Marty Strey OLB 6'2 214 Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis. Sun Prairie 34 C.J. Goetz ILB 6'3 238 Fr. Muskego, Wis. Catholic Memorial 36 Hunter Johnson RB 6'0 216 Fr. Darlington, Wis. Darlington 37 Ethan Cesarz ILB 6'0 231 Fr. Delavan, Wis. Delavan-Darien 37 Garrett Groshek RB 5'11 218 So. Amherst Junction, Wis. Amherst 38 Paul Jackson OLB 6'3 234 Jr. Miami Gardens, Fla. Youngstown (Ohio) Ursuline 38 P.J. Rosowski P 6'3 224 Sr. Stoughton, Wis. Stoughton 39 Zach Hintze K 6'0 186 Jr. Fond du Lac, Wis. St. Mary's Springs 41 Noah Burks OLB 6'2 241 So. Carmel, Ind. Carmel 41 Jack Eschenbach TE 6'6 213 Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. Benet Academy 42 Jaylan Franklin OLB 6'4 214 Fr. Brownstown, Mich. O.A. Carlson 43 Ryan Connelly ILB 6'3 237 Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie 44 John Chenal FB 6'2 235 Fr. Grantsburg, Wis. Grantsburg 45 Alec Ingold FB 6'2 242 Sr. Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port 46 Gabe Lloyd TE 6'4 231 So. Green Bay, Wis. Northeast Wisconsin Lutheran 46 Hegeman Tiedt OLB 6'4 235 So. Burlington, Wis. Burlington 47 Griffin Grady ILB 6'3 214 So. Dublin, Ohio Coffman 48 Mason Platter OLB 6'4 222 Fr. Menomonie, Wis. Menomonie 49 Kyle Penniston TE 6'4 243 Jr. Orange, Calif. Mater Dei 50 Izayah Green-May OLB 6'6 223 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook 51 Adam Bay LS 6'0 225 So. Mesa, Ariz. Desert Ridge 52 Josh Bernhagen LS 6'2 229 So. Madison, Wis. La Follette 52 David Pfaff DE 6'2 284 Jr. Mequon, Wis. Homestead 53 T.J. Edwards ILB 6'1 242 Sr. Lake Villa, Ill. Lakes Community 54 Chris Orr ILB 6'0 232 Jr. DeSoto, Texas DeSoto 55 Christian Bell OLB 6'4 247 So. Birmingham, Ala. Hoover/Alabama 56 Zack Baun OLB 6'3 230 Jr. Brown Deer, Wis. Brown Deer 57 Michael Balistreri DE 6'4 294 Fr. Grafton, Wis. University School of Milwaukee 57 Jack Sanborn ILB 6'2 228 Fr. Deer Park, Ill. Lake Zurich 58 Mike Maskalunas ILB 6'3 229 So. Long Grove, Ill. Adlai E. Stevenson 59 Tyler Johnson OLB 6'3 240 Jr. Menasha, Wis. Menasha 59 Andrew Lyons OL 6'5 289 Fr. Kenosha, Wis. Bradford 60 Logan Bruss OL 6'5 303 Fr. Appleton, Wis. Kimberly 61 Tyler Biadasz OL 6'3 319 So. Amherst, Wis. Amherst 62 Patrick Kasl OL 6'5 318 So. Wyoming, Minn. Forest Lake 63 Michael Deiter OL 6'6 310 Sr. Curtice, Ohio Genoa 65 Tyler Beach OL 6'6 311 Fr. Grafton, Wis. Port Washington 66 Beau Benzschawel OL 6'6 315 Sr. Grafton, Wis. Grafton 67 Jon Dietzen OL 6'6 323 Jr. Black Creek, Wis. Seymour 68 David Moorman OL 6'5 306 Jr. Northville, Mich. Northville 69 Aaron Vopal DE 6'6 300 Fr. De Pere, Wis. De Pere 70 Josh Seltzner OL 6'4 333 Fr. Columbus, Wis. Columbus 71 Cole Van Lanen OL 6'5 311 So. Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port 73 Alex Fenton OL 6'4 313 Fr. Menomonie, Wis. Menomonie 74 Michael Furtney OL 6'5 291 Fr. Milan, Mich. Milan 74 Gunnar Roberge NT 6'4 300 Jr. Seymour, Wis. Seymour 75 Micah Kapoi OL 6'3 308 Sr. Kapolei, Hawaii Kapolei 76 Kayden Lyles NT 6'3 323 Fr. Madison, Wis. Middleton 77 Blake Smithback OL 6'2 301 Fr. Waunakee, Wis. Waunakee 78 Jason Erdmann OL 6'6 325 Jr. Richfield, Wis. Slinger 79 David Edwards OL 6'7 315 Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. North 81 Taj Mustapha WR 6'0 192 Fr. Southfield, Mich. West Bloomfield 82 Emmet Perry WR 6'2 182 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas DeSoto 84 Jake Ferguson TE 6'5 239 Fr. Madison, Wis. Memorial 85 Zander Neuville TE 6'5 252 Sr. Waupaca, Wis. Waupaca 86 Luke Benzschawel TE 6'6 247 So. Grafton, Wis. Grafton 87 Quintez Cephus WR 6'1 207 Jr. Macon, Ga. Stratford Academy 89 A.J. Abbott WR 6'2 179 Fr. Northville, Mich. West Bloomfield 90 Connor Allen P 6'0 172 Jr. New Berlin, Wis. Brookfield East 90 Isaiah Mullens DE 6'4 283 Fr. Columbus, Ohio Harvest Prep 91 Bryson Williams NT 6'2 301 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. Southeast 93 Garrett Rand DE 6'2 278 Jr. Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton 94 Boyd Dietzen DE 6'3 252 Fr. Combined Locks, Wis. Kimberly 94 Matt Henningsen DE 6'3 277 Fr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls 95 Keldric Preston DE 6'4 250 So. Tampa, Fla. Robinson 96 Cormac Sampson TE 6'4 255 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. Memorial 96 Conor Schlichting P 6'2 218 Fr. Madison, Wis. East 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk DE 6'7 300 So. Howard, Kan. West Elk 98 Kraig Howe DE 6'3 272 Jr. Dayton, Ohio Archbishop Alter 98 Collin Larsh K 5'10 185 Fr. Marshall, Wis. Monona Grove 99 Olive Sagapolu NT 6'2 342 Sr. Pago Pago, American Samoa Mater Dei (Calif.)

Update: According to a UW official, this is actually the 120-man roster. Teams will be allowed to have 110 players on the roster for training camp.