Ari Confesor

Biography

Ari Confesor joined the Badgers’ staff in March 2026 as wide receivers coach. Owning experience as a wide receivers coach at multiple collegiate stops, Confesor arrived in Madison after one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2025). Confesor joined the Jaguars’ staff as a coaching fellow in early 2025 and stayed with the organization through its 2025 AFC South title campaign and playoff run. The stint in the NFL was Confesor’s second of his career after working with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012. No stranger to Power 4 college football, Confesor returns to a role as a wide receivers coach at the collegiate level. He led the Wake Forest wide receivers group from 2023-24, helping guide the program's all-time leader in receiving yards, WR Taylor Morin, to Honorable Mention All-ACC honors in 2024. Prior to his time at Wake Forest, Confesor coached the Air Force wideouts from 2019-22. He helped the Falcons to a 34-11 overall record and the program won three bowl games, defeating Power-5 programs in postseason matchup. Confesor helped Brandon Lewis, who signed with the Tennessee Titans on a free agent deal prior to the 2022 season, earn Honorable Mention All-MWC honors in a standout 2021 campaign. Lewis finished the season with team highs of 20 catches for 600 yards while setting a school record with a 30.0 yards per catch average. Prior to his arrival at Air Force, he coached at his alma mater, Holy Cross during the 2018 season as he served as the wide receivers coach and passi