Wisconsin stayed hot on the recruiting trail, picking up their third commitment this month. After Isaac Smith (Collierville, Tenn.) and James Thompson Jr. (Cincinnati, Ohio.) gave their verbal pledges, Catawissa (Pa.) Southern Columbia athlete Preston Zachman followed suit, joining the Badgers' 2020 recruiting class after seeing UW knock off Michigan on Saturday.

Zachman chose UW over Temple, Kent State, Air Force, Army, and others. Wisconsin was the lone power-five school to offer Zachman, pulling the trigger on Thursday.

"I was very excited, it was almost a surprise," Zachman told Badger247 upon receiving the offer. "I was very happy and my family was very happy too."

Zachman took an official visit to Madison in June, prior to ever holding an offer from the Badgers.

“That was probably the most beautiful city I've ever seen,” Zachman said in June. “Just cause it's so clean. There's not one thing bad about it. And then the two lakes surrounding it are awesome.”

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Over the summer, Zachman was being recruited as an inside linebacker by assistant coach Bob Bostad. However, after the Badgers landed both Malik Reed (Chandler, Ariz.) and Jordan Turner (Farmington, Mich.), UW is now bringing in Zachman as an athlete.

Zachman is the nation's No. 101 ranked outside linebacker, according to 247sports. He also generated late interest from Ohio State, Penn State, and Northwestern.

One of the top testers at 'The Opening' combine, Zachman posted a 4.56 in the 40-yard dash, a 4.46 shuttle, and 35.7-inch vertical jump, and a 16'5" broad jump. He is commitment No. 17 for Wisconsin in their 2020 recruiting class.

Stay tuned to Badger247 for more on Zachman's commitment.