Teams Purdue 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Purdue roster 112 players: 20 freshmen, 1 sophomore, 91 with no class listed. From 21 states and 2 other countries; the most from Indiana (27) and Florida (16). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 6 Receivers 15 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 2
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 11 David Blough QB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Carrolton, TX 1,574 passing yards, 10 TD 12 QB 6′5″ North Canton, OH 1,260 passing yards, 8 TD 19 Aaron Banks QB Fr. 6′4″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 4 passing yards
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 33 WR 6′0″ West Lafayette, IN 57 catches, 430 yards, 2 TD 7 WR 6′2″ Atlanta, GA 48 catches, 700 yards, 5 TD 18 Cameron Posey WR 6′1″ Boca Raton, FL 26 catches, 255 yards, 1 TD 5 Domonique Young WR 6′3″ Los Angeles, CA 21 catches, 276 yards, 1 TD 10 Gregory Phillips WR 6′0″ 200 Atlanta, GA 13 catches, 142 yards, 2 TD 87 Shane Mikesky WR 6′4″ Zionsville, IN 10 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD 21 Anthony Mahoungou WR 6′3″ 210 Paris, France 8 catches, 93 yards 9 Trae Hart WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 175 Mesquite, TX 7 catches, 31 yards 14 Bilal Marshall WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Miami, FL 7 catches, 72 yards 9 Dan Monteroso WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Saint Clairsville, OH 2 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD 80 Jarrett Burgess WR Fr. 6′3″ 215 Miami, FL 1 return, 4 yards 7 Isaac Zico WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Milledgeville, GA 9 Terry Wright WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Memphis, TN 81 Keenan Schon WR 5′10″ 185 Fort Wayne, IN 82 Alex Hilger WR 6′2″ 192 Natick, MA
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 88 Cole Herdman TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Leesburg, VA 18 catches, 139 yards, 2 TD 85 Jordan Jurasevich TE 6′3″ Crown Point, IN 10 catches, 58 yards, 2 TD 2 Jonathan Curry TE 6′2″ Phenix City, AL 1 return, 9 yards 47 Micah Budzinski TE 6′6″ 215 Knox, IN 84 Jess Trussell TE RS 6′5″ 250 Arlington, TX
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 50 Bearooz Yacoobi OL 6′5″ 300 Dearborn, MI 53 Kirk Barron C Fr. 6′2″ 300 Mishawaka, IN 55 Michael Mendez OL RS 6′4″ 295 Los Fresnos, TX 57 Robert Kugler C 6′3″ 300 Pittsburgh, PA 60 Eric Swingler OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Munster, IN 64 Dakota Jelinek OL 6′3″ 256 Montrose, MI 64 Johnny Daniels OL 6′3″ 301 Chicago, IL 66 Alex Criddle OL RS 6′3″ 305 Broken Arrow, OK 66 Cameron Cermin OT 6′5″ 323 College Station, TX 68 Peyton Truitt OL 6′5″ 285 West Lafayette, IN 70 Jordan Roos OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Celina, TX 71 Corey Clements OL 6′8″ 420 Birmingham, AL 72 Jason King OG 6′4″ Little Rock, AR 73 J.J. Prince OT 6′6″ 297 Southlake, TX 74 Martesse Patterson OL 6′3″ 340 Columbus, OH 75 OT 6′4″ 298 Stockhom, Sweden 75 Shane Evans OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Crystal Lake, IL 77 Joey Warburg OL 6′5″ 285 Louisville, KY
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 Eddy Wilson DT 6′4″ 295 Pontiac, MI 9 Lorenzo Neal DT 6′3″ 325 Houston, TX 10 Matt Burke DE 6′6″ 240 West Palm Beach, FL 11 Antoine Miles DE 6′2″ 250 Canton, OH 13 Gelen Robinson DE 6′1″ 280 Schererville, IN 14 Ra’Zahn Howard DT 6′3″ 310 Dawsonville, GA 14 Tim Faison DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 211 Tallahassee, FL 43 Wyatt Cook DE RS 6′2″ 243 Westminster, MD 47 Shayne Henley DE 6′3″ Simi Valley, CA 50 Keiwan Jones DT Fr. 6′2″ 280 Ocala, FL 51 John Strauser DE 6′2″ 270 Champaign, IL 54 Jake Replogle DT 6′5″ Centerville, OH 55 Ryan DeBusk DE 6′1″ Atascadero, CA 59 Langston Newton DT 6′3″ Indianapolis, IN 72 Conor Sweeney DE 6′4″ 270 Indianapolis, IN 90 Will Colmery DT 6′5″ 263 Western Spring, IL 91 Chazmyn Turner DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 270 Mooresville, NC 92 Ryan Watson DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 298 Ellicott City, MD 95 Evan Panfil DE 6′4″ New Lenox, IL 96 Ray Ellis DT Fr. 6′4″ 305 San Jose, CA 97 Michael Rouse III DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 301 Flossmoor, IL 98 Will Schott DE 6′3″ 209 Greenwood, IN
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 Robert Gregory LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Chicago, IL 1 INT 36 Danny Ezechukwu LB 6′2″ 250 Lithonia, GA 1 INT 16 Garrett Hudson LB 6′2″ 245 Tallahassee, FL 1 return, 13 yards 4 Ja’Whaun Bentley LB 6′2″ 260 Glenarden, MD 19 Dezwan Polk-Campbell LB 6′3″ 220 Columbus, OH 22 Sawyer Dawson LB 6′1″ 235 Lakeland, FL 29 Jimmy Herman LB 6′4″ Carmel, IN 32 Evan Pulliam LB 6′2″ Indianapolis, IN 42 Andy James Garcia LB 6′0″ Miami, FL
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 24 CB 5′9″ Tampa, FL 30 returns, 569 yards 9 CB 5′11″ Tampa, FL 4 INT 3 Leroy Clark S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Miami, FL 2 INT 1 Brandon Roberts DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Naylor, GA 1 INT 2 Da’Wan Hunte CB 5′9″ 190 Miami, FL 3 Kamal Hardy CB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Pembroke Pines, FL 5 Austin Logan S 6′0″ Tallahassee, FL 5 T.J. Jallow S So. 6′2″ 210 Olive Branch, MS 6 Evyn Cooper CB 6′2″ 195 Buford, GA 6 Myles Norwood CB 6′0″ Arlington, TX 10 Mike Little CB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Newhall, CA 14 Antonio Blackmon CB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 20 David Rose CB 6′0″ Temple Hills, MD 24 Tim Cason CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Clarkston, MI 26 Stefan Certa CB 5′11″ 187 Crown Point, IN 27 Evan Feichter S 6′0″ 191 Fort Wayne, IN 34 Austin Sullins CB 5′10″ 190 Casper, WY 35 Wes Cook S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Westminster, MD 41 Jacob Thieneman S Fr. 6′1″ 210 Noblesville, IN 43 Andy Chelf S 6′0″ 190 Southlake, TX 46 Race Johnson CB 5′11″ 185 Carmel, IN
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 37 Paul Griggs PK 6′2″ Charlotte, NC 5 of 11 field goals 31 Joe Schopper P Fr. 6′0″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 58 punts, 40.2 average 30 Thomas Meadows PK 6′0″ Maidens, VA 8 punts, 39.1 average 42 Brian Bravo PK 6′2″ 200 North Aurora, IL 43 Myles Homan PK 6′1″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 47 Ben Makowski LS Fr. 6′2″ 250 Osceola, IN 48 John Vargyas LS 5′11″ 250 Wheaton, IL 49 Tyler Duncan PK 5′11″ 190 Danville, CA 69 John Bednar LS 6′2″ 242 Valparaiso, IN 94 Grant Ellington LS 6′0″ 234 LaGrange, IL 96 Jake Herr P 6′5″ 230 Carmel, IN
Da’Wan Hunte, Leroy Clark, Bilal Marshall, Andy James Garcia, Jarrett Burgess Aaron Banks, Joe Schopper, Evan Pulliam, Langston Newton, Conor Sweeney Austin Logan, Tim Faison, Garrett Hudson Antonio Blackmon, Evan Feichter, Keenan Schon Jimmy Herman, Race Johnson, Jake Herr Keith Byars II, Cameron Posey Myles Norwood, Jess Trussell DeAngelo Yancey, Gregory Phillips Robert Gregory, Johnny Daniels Anthony Brown, Frankie Williams Mike Little, Ray Ellis Gelen Robinson, David Yancey Dezwan Polk-Campbell, Martesse Patterson Stefan Certa, Jordan Jurasevich Danny Anthrop, Peyton Truitt Wes Cook, Wyatt Cook Andy Chelf, J.J. Prince Ben Makowski, Kirk Barron Brandon Roberts D.J. Knox Jonathan Curry Kamal Hardy Ja’Whaun Bentley Domonique Young T.J. Jallow Evyn Cooper Eddy Wilson Isaac Zico Markell Jones Dan Monteroso Lorenzo Neal Terry Wright Trae Hart Matt Burke Antoine Miles David Blough Austin Appleby Ra’Zahn Howard David Rose Sawyer Dawson Keyante Green Tim Cason Thomas Meadows Austin Sullins Danny Ezechukwu Paul Griggs Jacob Thieneman Brian Bravo Myles Homan Lane Beeler Micah Budzinski Shayne Henley John Vargyas Tyler Duncan Bearooz Yacoobi Keiwan Jones John Strauser Jake Replogle Michael Mendez Ryan DeBusk Robert Kugler Eric Swingler Dakota Jelinek Alex Criddle Cameron Cermin John Bednar Jordan Roos Corey Clements Jason King Shane Evans Joey Warburg Alex Hilger Shane Mikesky Cole Herdman Will Colmery Chazmyn Turner Ryan Watson Grant Ellington Evan Panfil Michael Rouse III Will Schott Fred Brown IN 27 FL 16 IL 10 TX 10 GA 9 Hometowns of the 2015 Purdue roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Indiana 27 Florida 16 Texas 10 Illinois 10 Georgia 9 Ohio 7 Maryland 6 California 6 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 5 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 5 Lake County, Indiana pop. 500,000 5 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2015 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Austin Appleby QB
Danny Anthrop WR
DeAngelo Yancey WR
David Hedelin OT
Frankie Williams CB
Anthony Brown CB