#2 Will Pauling Football Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2024 Academic All-Big Ten

AS A SENIOR (2025)

• at MIAMI (8/31): Made his Irish debut in the season opener
• TEXAS A&M (9/13): Saw playing time for the Irish… had two receptions for 13 yards
• PURDUE (9/20): Competed for the Irish… caught two passes for 29 yards
• at ARKANSAS (9/27): Recorded three receptions for 53 yards… secured his first touchdown in an Irish uniform on a 23-yard reception in the second quarter
• BOISE STATE (10/4): Started at wide receiver… recorded two catches for 43 yards… hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass to open up the scoring in the first quarter
• NC STATE (10/11): Started at wide receiver for the Irish… reeled in four catches for 105 yards… second-career game of 100+ receiving yards and first in an Irish uniform… longest reception went for 42 yards… had a 12-yard touchdown reception late in the third quarter to put the Irish up 21
• USC (10/18): Started at wide receiver in the win… hauled in two passes for 16 yards and a touchdown… caught a six-yard touchdown in the third quarter
• AT BOSTON COLLEGE (11/1): Started at wide receiver… reeled in four receptions for 73 yards… had a 44-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter to put the Irish up two scores
• NAVY (11/9): Started at wide receiver… had two receptions for 29 yards… hauled in a catch for 27 yards on third down deep in Navy territory
•  at PITTSBURGH (11/15): Started at wide receiver for the Irish… hauled in three receptions for six yards
• SYRACUSE (11/22): Saw playing time for the Irish… had one reception for six yards and a touchdown… caught a six-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second quarter to put Notre Dame up 42-0
• AT STANFORD (11/29): Competed at wide receiver in the win for the Irish… hauled in one reception for eight yards

PRIOR TO NOTRE DAME (Wisconsin) 

AS A JUNIOR (2024)

• Appeared in 10 games, starting all at wide receiver
• Recorded 407 yards on 42 receptions and three touchdowns
• Posted a game-high 83 yards and a touchdown on nine catches against Alabama
• Caught eight passes for 79 yards versus Penn State
• Notched the opening touchdown at Rutgers and finished the game with four catches for 49 yards
• Led the team in receiving against Western Michigan with 60 yards on six catches
• Recorded a team-high 51 yards on five catches at Northwestern
• Caught a touchdown against Oregon

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)

• Started all 13 games as Wisconsin’s slot receiver
• Led the team with 74 catches for 837 yards and six touchdowns
• Had 74 catches to rank fifth all-time in Wisconsin single-season history while 837 yards ranked 14th
• Was third all-time for single-season receiving yards by a sophomore
• Led the Big Ten and ranked third in the country with 27 third-down catches, which was also the most for a Big Ten player since 2009
• Finished tied for the national lead with 22 third-down-converting catches
• Pulled in five catches in his Wisconsin debut versus Buffalo
• Added five catches for 78 yards at Washington State
• Completed a 19-yard pass to QB Tanner Mordecai versus Purdue
• Hauled in eight catches in back-to-back games against Rutgers (10/7) and Iowa (10/14)
• Posted seven catches for 95 yards and scored first career TD in a comeback win over Illinois
• Made four catches for 51 yards and a TD against No. 3 Ohio State
• Caught five passes for 51 yards and a touchdown against Indiana
• Recorded a career-high 10 catches for 96 yards against Northwestern
• Tallied eight catches for 79 yards in an OT win over Nebraska
• Caught two passes – one for a TD – in a rivalry win over Minnesota
• Registered a career-high 143 yards on eight catches in the ReliaQuest Bowl versus LSU

PRIOR TO WISCONSIN (Cincinnati)

AS A FRESHMAN (2022) 

• Played in nine games and had 12 catches for 122 yards
• Made three catches for 19 yards in the season opener at Arkansas
• Totaled a career-high 41 yards against both Kennesaw State (three catches) and Tulane (two catches)

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

• Appeared in four games
• Had a six-yard catch against SMU

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Ranked as the 33rd best recruit in Illinois for the Class of 2021
• Had 1,184 all-purpose yards and 20 scores as a junior, including 50 receptions for 951 yards
• Second-team All-Area by Chicago Tribune in 2020