Did Wisconsin just land a commitment from the strongest player in America on Thursday.

Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton Top50 recruit Garrett Rand gave his verbal to the Badgers following his official visit over the weekend.

“He is the strongest kid I’ve ever coached,” Hamilton coach Steve Belles said.

“He scares me on the bench. He’s put up a 560-pound bench. That’s unthinkable to be honest with you. When the bar is bending you know that’s a lot of weight.”

247Sports ranks the 6-foot-3, 275-pound Rand as the nation’s No. 9 defensive tackle and No. 44 recruit overall. He is the No. 1 recruit in the state of Arizona.

“Really done a good job working on his quickness this year which helped him move up to that elite status,” Belles said. “Think he’s a kid that fits that mold of a Wisconsin type of kid they’re looking for.”

Rand is commit No. 20 for Paul Chryst and his staff in the class-of-2016 as the Badgers jump seven spots to No. 24 in the 247Sports Football Recruiting Rankings. Wisconsin has the No. 5 class in the Big Ten. Rand is the second Top50 recruit in the class joining elite offensive tackle recruit Cole Van Lanen.

“I just think he felt real comfortable there,” Belles said. “I don’t know who it really came down between but I know that’s where he felt a comfort level, he felt real good about the coaches there. Unfortunately we lose him out of state but I know he’s going to a good program. Barry Alvarez was my d-coordinator at Notre Dame so I feel good about him going there. Barry is still very involved with football there and (Garrett) talked about him when he came back from his summer visit as well.”

Rand has been big the fall in leading Hamilton to a 6-0 record thus far.

“One he’s so quick off the ball and when he wants to bull rush he’s just like a true beast when he gets into that mode, he goes into beast mode,” Belles said. “He probably had his best game since he’s been at Hamilton this past weekend against the No. 2 team Centennial and dominated start to finish.”

Other offers for Rand included Arizona, Arizona State, Michigan State, Nebraska, Stanford and UCLA.