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IU football lands commitment from Wisconsin safety Preston Zachman

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Wisconsin safety Preston Zachman.

IU football landed a commitment from Wisconsin safety Preston Zachman on Sunday morning, according to multiple reports.

The 6-foot-1, 212-pound native of Elysburg, Pennsylvania, has one season of eligibility remaining.

Zachman appeared in 35 games for the Badgers and made 20 career starts. His 2025 season was cut short due to a leg injury suffered in a loss to Alabama and he appeared in just three games. He finished the 2025 season with 12 tackles and two interceptions.

In the 2022 season at Wisconsin, Zachman totaled 11 tackles along with an interception in six games before an injury ended his season.

Following a coaching change in Madison, Zachman remained with the program under coach Luke Fickell and was a standout in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Over 25 games across those two seasons, he made 17 starts, had 107 tackles, four interceptions and seven pass deflections. Zachman is considered a three-star prospect in the 247Sports transfer rankings.

Here is Zachman’s bio from his time at Wisconsin:

Honors and Awards
2022: Academic All-Big Ten
2021: Academic All-Big Ten

2024 Season: Started all 12 games at safety for the Badgers … made a career-high 58 tackles (39 solos), two interceptions, three TFLs and four pass breakups … posted a team-high 10 tackles and an interception in a win over Rutgers (Oct. 12) … tallied an interception and pass breakup at USC (Sept. 28) … recorded eight tackles in consecutive weeks against Penn State (Oct. 26) and Iowa (Nov. 2)

2023 Season: Played in all 13 games, making five starts … earned second letter … totaled 49 tackles and two interceptions … notched a then-season-high seven tackles at Purdue (Sept. 22) … logged nine tackles (six solos) against Iowa (Oct. 14) … logged his first interception of the season against Ohio State (Oct. 28), stopping a Buckeye scoring chance in the red zone … grabbed a game-sealing INT in overtime against Nebraska (Nov. 18)

2022 Season: Played in six games before missing the rest of the season due to injury … totaled 11 tackles and 0.5 TFLs … grabbed his first career INT in the season opener vs. Illinois State (9/3) … made a career-high three tackles at Ohio State (9/24)

2021 Season: Did not appear in any games

2020 Season: Redshirt season … appeared in 1 game for UW … made collegiate debut against Michigan on Nov. 14

High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … led Southern Columbia to 16-0 record and 888-82 scoring margin as a senior in 2019 … part of three state championship teams at Southern Columbia, finishing with record of 63-1 … earned first-team all-state linebacker honors as a senior from the Pennsylvania Football Writers … scored 38 passing touchdowns, 7 receiving touchdowns, 7 rushing touchdowns and 4 defensive touchdowns during his prep career … passed for 1,925 yards and 30 touchdowns his senior year while rushing 370 yards and 6 scores … also posted 26 tackles, 3 interceptions and one fumble recovery as a senior … threw for 597 yards and 8 touchdowns as a junior along with 19 catches for 381 yards, 4 receiving touchdowns, 31 tackles, 2 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries … also competed in baseball and wrestling … head coach was Jim Roth

Personal: Parents are Karl and Amy Zachman … has two siblings, Kaden and Marcus … father, Karl, played basketball at Rider University and Bloomsburg University

(Photo credit: Wisconsin Athletics)

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