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Position | Offensive tackle |
Class | ![]() |
Major | Finance, Investment and Banking |
Personal information | |
Born: | [1] | December 30, 2002
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Weight | 313 lb (142 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Lakeville South ( Lakeville, Minnesota) |
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Riley Mahlman (born December 30, 2002) [1] is an American football offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Mahlman grew up in Lakeville, Minnesota and attended Lakeville South High School, where he lettered in football and basketball. [2] He was a four-star rated recruit and committed to play college football for the University of Wisconsin–Madison over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Ohio State. [3] [4]
During Mahlman's true freshman season in 2021, he played in only one game against Rutgers and was ultimately redshirted. [5] During the 2022 season, he played in seven games and started six of them at right tackle and finished the season with allowing only one sack. [6] During the 2023 season, he played in and started all 13 games at right tackle. [7]
Mahlman was named as an offensive tackle to know ahead of the 2025 NFL draft by Pro Football Focus. [8] [9]