Cairo Skanes
Wisconsin Badgers
76
Solid

Cairo Skanes

Wisconsin BadgersSolid
FSDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Cairo Skanes starting?

Cairo Skanes is listed 2nd string at FS for Wisconsin Badgers.

Sophomore · #21 · 6'2", 195 lbs

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Depth at FS · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 1493Marvin Burks Jr.Starter
  2. 22176Cairo SkanesYou
  3. 31666Grant Dean

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big Ten

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Providence Day School, ranked #2,259 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 5 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,259 NatlTeam Share1%
Asheville, NC
Jersey
#21
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
195 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025500

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8389
National Rank
#2259
High School
Providence Day School
Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 26th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them -11 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 26% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
-11 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIOWATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-0

Oct 24WUSCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
1

Final W 24-7

Oct 17LUCLATKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-7

Oct 3WMSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Sep 26WPSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Sep 12WWIUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-9

Sep 6LNDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Cairo Skanes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

5 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement8%
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