Riley Mahlman (born December 30, 2002) is an

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Early life and high school

Mahlman grew up in

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and attended Lakeville South High School, where he lettered in football and basketball. He was a four-star rated recruit and committed to play

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over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern and Ohio State.

College career

During Mahlman's true freshman season in 2021, he played in only one game against

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and was ultimately redshirted. During the 2022 season, he played in seven games and started six of them at right tackle and finished the season with allowing only one sack. During the 2023 season, he played in and started all 13 games at right tackle. Mahlman was named as an offensive tackle to know ahead of the

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References

External links

Wisconsin Badgers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahlman, Riley 2002 births Living people American football offensive tackles American football offensive linemen Wisconsin Badgers football players Players of American football from Minnesota Sportspeople from Lakeville, Minnesota