MONROE — JT Seagreaves, a star all-around athlete at Monroe finishing up his junior season in track and field, verbally committed to play football for the Wisconsin Badgers June 21, announcing his decision on Twitter.
Seagreaves was offered a scholarship just 10 days prior by the school, which is recruiting him as a tight end. Seagreaves ran at the WIAA Division 2 Whitewater Sectional track meet June 17, then walked onto campus for a multi-day official visit the next day.
“I had a great talk with coach (Paul) Chryst. It was a great visit,” Seagreaves said. “It’s a great school with great people, great academics and a great culture.”
Seagreaves is the first Cheesemaker since Brian Lamont in the late 1990s to receive a football scholarship from UW. The 6-foot-6, 220-pounder is an all-around athlete — he’s a state qualifying sprinter and high jumper in track and field, and has already placed himself as one of the top shooters in Monroe boys basketball history.
What’s next for Seagreaves is still up in the air. He said that as of right now, he plans on playing all three sports this upcoming season, though he is pondering the idea of graduating early to get a jumpstart on his college career — though that would mean he would be leaving his senior basketball and track seasons behind.
He also isn’t sure when he will sign his national letter of intent, be it in the fall or in the winter. One thing is for sure, he’s not going anywhere else.
“Other schools reached out, but not for scholarships — just offers to go to camps,” Seagreaves said.
A limited football season this past spring due to the COVID-10 pandemic left just five games for fresh highlight videos. While he was named the defensive player of the year as a DE, his range as a pass catcher and blocker were missing out. He attended a camp at Wisconsin in early June and the coaches invited him back for another visit right away. They worked him out as a tight end instead of wide receiver, and Seagreaves said he learned some fundamentals of the position.
“I will do whatever they want me to do,” he said. “I’ll block, I’ll run, I’ll catch.” He said there was even talk of him being used in the I-Formation this fall.
Shush, JT. Keep your secrets.
