Despite lower expectations from the national college football media, the Wisconsin Badgers have a handful of players on the watch lists for major awards this season.

The program has announced five different players who are up for the college football awards recognizing the best players in the nation at their respective positions.

Junior linebacker Christian Alliegro was a fast riser from last season to now, earning a spot on the Butkus Award watch list despite only three starts under his belt.

On the back end of the defense, veteran cornerback Ricardo Hallman was named to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy watch list. That award isn’t for his on-field performance, but it recognizes leaders in community service.