For the first time in the internet rankings era, Wisconsin has signed five-star prospects in back-to-back recruiting classes.

On Tuesday, UW offensive tackle signee Jack Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.) was named a five-star prospect by 247sports. Nelson follows Logan Brown (Grand Rapids, Mich.) in the 2019 recruiting class as consecutive five-star prospects to play for the Badgers.

"Nelson would’ve been on the short list of prospects I was most curious to see in this setting," 247sports national recruiting analyst Charles Power wrote prior to the All-American Bowl. "The 6-foot-7, 273-pound Wisconsin signee looks the part on paper, but has never been in a setting where he’d face the type of defensive linemen he saw in San Antonio.

"Nelson exceeded expectations. He had some of the most effective reps against Bryan Bresee I saw over the course of the week. Nelson’s dimensions and athleticism were known entering the week, but both checked out. On top of that, he showed really nice functional strength, especially for a taller, leaner offensive lineman.

"Even though he worked at guard over the course of the week, Nelson looks like one of the best tackles in the 2020 cycle."

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Nelson is now the No. 26 ranked player in the 2020 class. He is just the fifth five-star prospect ever to sign with the Badgers, joining Brown, Josh Oglesby, Anttaj Hawthorne, and Justin Ostrowski.

Now the nation's second-ranked offensive tackle, Nelson has already enrolled at UW and is currently on campus.

"He had some man-handling type blocks in practice where he just destroyed West defensive linemen," 247sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong said at the All-American Bowl. "I think he's got the nastiness you're looking for, that high-upside frame -- he's nowhere close to maxed out right now and he loves football."

During the 247sports five-star reveal show, Director of Scouting Barton Simmons raved about Nelson as well.

"When we discussed these five-stars and moved guys in and shuffled things around, Jack Nelson made maybe the biggest jump of anybody -- from outside the top 100 into the five-star range and probably had the least amount of discussion of anyone regarding that jump, because everyone just believed it.

"It was unanimous. This guy is a five-star. It was sight unseen heading into the All-American Bowl. We were optimistic based on what he put on film, based on his athletic profile, but when he got to the All-American Bowl -- just the size walking in through the door was a big check.

"Then what he did through the course of the week -- we think he's probably an offensive tackle long term, but he played guard in San Antonio. Probably but together the most impressive reps against (Clemson commit and No. 1 ranked player) Bryan Bresee.

"I just think in terms of size, upside, and athletic traits, hard not to like what Wisconsin's getting here."

Wisconsin had two other signees in the final Top247 player rankings as well. Both outside linebacker Nick Herbig (Honolulu, Hawaii.) and offensive tackle Trey Wedig (Wales, Wis.) made the cut. Herbig is the nation's No. 111 ranked player, while Wedig checked in at No. 123.

Outside linebacker Kaden Johnson (Minneapolis, Minn.) and running back Jalen Berger (Ramsey, N.J.) dropped out of the Top247, but remained four-star prospects.

The five total four-star prospects is the most Wisconsin has ever signed in a single recruiting class during the 247sports composite era (since 2000). The Badgers' 2020 recruiting class ranks No. 25 nationally. If that holds through national signing day on Feb. 5, it would be the best-ever finish for the program.