Wisconsin 2026 commit Carsen Eloms, a three star cornerback and all-state track athlete from Fishers High School in Fishers, Indiana, recently discussed his senior season and commitment to Wisconsin ahead of early National Signing Day — which is on Dec. 3.
Eloms stands at 6-foot and about 180 pounds. As one would expect for an all-state track athlete, Eloms boasts incredible speed, as his last officially timed 100 meter was a 10.9, only 0.6 seconds slower than the Indiana state record.
That was timed back in the winter of his junior year. So, he knows he’s gotten faster since then. Other stats from that winter include a 250 pound bench press, north of a 38-inch vertical and a 265 pound clean. Plus, if all that speed wasn’t enough, he can squat upwards of 430 pounds now.
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Why Wisconsin? Well, Eloms, who had offers to play at Missouri, Vanderbilt and others, felt the Badgers recruited him stronger than anyone else.
“They [the other programs] didn’t show the same love as Wisconsin did, and they weren’t as consistent as Wisconsin was,” Eloms said. “Even before Wisconsin offered me, they were still showing me love, calling me and texting me every week. I just knew that that’s where I wanted to be.”
Further, Eloms loved the interactions that Wisconsin athletes had with each other.
“They [Wisconsin] have a real family up here and I want to be part of this,” Eloms said. “Everybody gets along with each other, even defensive players get along with offensive coaches.”
Eloms — like many incoming recruits, including Arthur Scott, — also enjoyed Fickell’s personality and coaching style.
“He [Fickell] just has a really fired up personality and he’s always in a positive mood,” Eloms said. “No matter how the team is doing or anything, it’s just that he’s always fired up, just focusing on the next week.”
A final kicker to really know Wisconsin was a great place to be: the schemes of the Wisconsin defense. Eloms knew he could make plays for the Wisconsin defense.
“Out of all my offers, I thought I’d fit into the defense pretty good, but Wisconsin stuck out to me the most,” Eloms said.
Eloms is committed to the Badgers, through and through. He recognizes that Wisconsin has not had the season that the program and fans desired.
But, instead of being disgruntled or flipping schools, Eloms instead feels fired up and motivated to turn the ship around — which is just the type of player the staff and fans alike can get behind.
“They’re [Wisconsin football] not having a performance that they wish they had this season. But, myself and the rest of the commits that are coming in are gonna help change the program, turn the program around to a winning program,” Eloms said.
Eloms is bought in and ready to win at Wisconsin, someone who considers himself a leader who, proudly, takes it upon himself to lead vocally and by example — setting a standard for the young players to come after him. He considers this one of his main strengths.
He doesn’t have many weaknesses as a football player. Rather, he self-identifies a few points in which he looks to continuously improve.
“I could definitely get better at like, press coverage, one-on-one, on the goal line and in the red zone. I’m still good at it, but I think that’s part of my game that I can really improve,” Eloms said.
With all this talent, Eloms wants to — and knows he can — make an impact right out of the gates.
“I want to play as early as I can. ‘Cause I don’t want to redshirt my freshman year. Whether that be on special teams or if I’m actually getting reps on defense,” Eloms said.
With Wisconsin set to lose at least four members of the secondary, Wisconsin certainly will need everyone to help fill the hole. Though, full secondary or not, Wisconsin has been more than willing to play young guys early and often.
For instance, Xavier Lucas in 2024 and Omillio Agard in 2025 — Wisconsin likes to get their freshmen reps.
“It just shows that they expect you to come in and be ready-made your freshman year. I think that that also shows that they have a lot of trust in the people that they’re recruiting,” Eloms said.
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Not only is he motivated to come in and make a difference on the field, but off it too. Wisconsin is getting a leader and team-player, but also a brother.
“No matter how young I am, they [Eloms’ teammates] can look up to me. They can come to me for anything. Like, I’m just going to support all my brothers up there,” Eloms said.
Eloms is a true team-player — someone who will make the plays on the field, be a brother to his teammates off the field, but is he also a recruiter?
Yes. Eloms, shortly after announcing his commitment to Wisconsin Apr. 8 played the role of recruiter in trying to bring more people to Wisconsin.
In May of 2025, Wisconsin Badgers on Sports Illustrated reported that Eloms contacted four star running back Amari Latimer, a prospect for the Badgers. Then, Latimer announced his verbal commitment to the Badgers June 28. Talk about making a difference before even being enrolled at the university.