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Still more than 10 months from National Signing Day, the University of Wisconsin's 2018 recruiting class already appears to be shaping up as an impressive one.

The Badgers secured a verbal commitment from Lake Zurich (Ill.) High linebacker Jack Sanborn on Wednesday evening, beating out a number of other Power Five schools for his services.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker ranks as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247sports, while Scout rates him as a three-star player.

Sanborn also had offers from Michigan State, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Indiana, Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Duke, among others, according to BadgerNation.

He became the eighth commitment in a 2018 recruiting class that ranks near the top of the national rankings early on. The others are offensive lineman Michael Furtney, defensive end Boyd Dietzen, linebackers Mason Platter and C.J. Goetz, safeties Trent Ingalls and Reggie Pearson and quarterback Ben Bryant.

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