Teams Purdue 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Purdue roster 109 players: 7 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 1 junior, 81 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (24) and Florida (13). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 8 Markell Jones RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 210 Columbus, IN 616 rushing yards, 4 TD 37 Brian Lankford-Johnson RB 6′0″ 190 St. Paul, MN 314 rushing yards, 2 TD 34 Richie Worship RB 6′0″ 250 Cleveland, OH 133 rushing yards, 2 TD 25 Tario Fuller RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Sugar Hill, GA 30 rushing yards 28 David Yancey RB 5′10″ Schererville, IN 26 rushing yards 32 Jack Wegher RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Sioux City, SD −5 rushing yards 1 D.J. Knox RB So. 5′7″ 210 Fairburn, GA 23 Keyante Green RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ McDonough, GA 45 Lane Beeler RB 5′10″ 226 Westpoint, IN
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 7 WR 6′2″ Atlanta, GA 49 catches, 951 yards, 10 TD 14 Bilal Marshall WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Miami, FL 40 catches, 477 yards, 3 TD 18 Cameron Posey WR 6′1″ Boca Raton, FL 39 catches, 356 yards, 3 TD 5 Domonique Young WR 6′3″ Los Angeles, CA 29 catches, 338 yards, 1 TD 10 Gregory Phillips WR 6′0″ 200 Atlanta, GA 17 catches, 172 yards 83 Malcolm Dotson WR 6′2″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 7 tackles 21 Anthony Mahoungou WR 6′3″ 210 Paris, France 13 catches, 99 yards 9 Malik Kimbrough WR 6′0″ San Jacinto, CA 10 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD 13 Terrance Landers WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Dayton, OH 3 catches, 16 yards 80 Jarrett Burgess WR So. 6′3″ 215 Miami, FL 2 catches, 7 yards 7 Isaac Zico WR So. 6′1″ 200 Milledgeville, GA 9 Terry Wright WR So. 5′11″ 180 Memphis, TN 18 KeyRon Catlett WR 5′10″ 180 Hopkinsville, KY 20 Benaiah Franklin WR 6′1″ 205 Marietta, GA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 53 Kirk Barron C So. 6′2″ 300 Mishawaka, IN 1 tackle 55 Michael Mendez OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Los Fresnos, TX 1 tackle 66 Alex Criddle OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Broken Arrow, OK 1 tackle 70 Jordan Roos OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Celina, TX 1 tackle 72 Jason King OG 6′4″ Little Rock, AR 1 tackle 50 Bearooz Yacoobi OL 6′5″ 300 Dearborn, MI 52 Tanner Hawthorne OT 6′6″ 290 Glendale, AZ 58 Emilio Appolloni OT 6′9″ 280 Martins Ferry, OH 60 Eric Swingler OL So. 6′6″ 295 Munster, IN 64 Eric Ferguson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 295 Noblesville, IN 64 Johnny Daniels OL 6′3″ 301 Chicago, IL 66 Cameron Cermin OT 6′5″ 323 College Station, TX 68 Peyton Truitt OL 6′5″ 285 West Lafayette, IN 74 Martesse Patterson OL 6′3″ 340 Columbus, OH 75 Jalen Neal OT 6′8″ 315 Tempe, AZ 75 Shane Evans OL So. 6′4″ 310 Crystal Lake, IL 79 Matt McCann OL RS 6′6″ 305 Fishers, IN
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 13 Gelen Robinson DE 6′1″ 280 Schererville, IN 61 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 54 Jake Replogle DT 6′5″ Centerville, OH 45 tackles, 2.5 sacks 95 Evan Panfil DE 6′4″ New Lenox, IL 32 tackles, 5 sacks 7 Eddy Wilson DT 6′4″ 295 Pontiac, MI 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks 45 Austin Larkin DE 6′3″ 255 University City, MO 18 tackles, 2.5 sacks 9 Lorenzo Neal DT 6′3″ 325 Houston, TX 11 tackles, 1 sack 59 Langston Newton DT 6′3″ Indianapolis, IN 6 tackles 43 Wyatt Cook DE Fr. 6′2″ 243 Westminster, MD 2 tackles 47 Shayne Henley DE 6′3″ Simi Valley, CA 1 tackle 55 Ryan DeBusk DE 6′1″ Atascadero, CA 1 tackle 11 Antoine Miles DE 6′2″ 250 Canton, OH 14 Tim Faison DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 211 Tallahassee, FL 50 Keiwan Jones DT So. 6′2″ 280 Ocala, FL 72 Conor Sweeney DE 6′4″ 270 Indianapolis, IN 90 Will Colmery DT 6′5″ 278 Western Spring, IL 91 Chazmyn Turner DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 270 Mooresville, NC 96 Ray Ellis DT So. 6′4″ 305 San Jose, CA 97 Mike Zeigler DE 6′4″ 260 Springfield, IL 98 Kai Higgins DE RS 6′4″ 260 Pomona, CA
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 21 Markus Bailey LB Fr. 6′1″ 240 Columbus, OH 97 tackles, 4 INT 36 Danny Ezechukwu LB 6′2″ 250 Lithonia, GA 52 tackles 4 Ja’Whaun Bentley LB 6′2″ 260 Glenarden, MD 50 tackles 29 Jimmy Herman LB 6′4″ Carmel, IN 28 tackles, 1 INT 42 Andy James Garcia LB 6′0″ Miami, FL 17 tackles, 1 sack 7 Robert Gregory LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Chicago, IL 11 tackles 16 Garrett Hudson LB 6′2″ 245 Tallahassee, FL 3 returns, 45 yards 32 Evan Pulliam LB 6′2″ Indianapolis, IN 3 tackles 22 Sawyer Dawson LB 6′1″ 235 Lakeland, FL 1 tackle 19 Dezwan Polk-Campbell LB 6′3″ 220 Columbus, OH 48 Rob Simmons LB 6′5″ 230 Philadelphia, PA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 3 Leroy Clark S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Miami, FL 82 tackles, 1 INT 27 Navon Mosley S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 West Bloomfield, MI 49 tackles 2 Da’Wan Hunte CB 5′9″ 190 Miami, FL 47 tackles, 0.5 sacks 26 C.J. Parker S 6′1″ 205 Menifee, CA 35 tackles, 1 INT 1 Brandon Roberts DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Naylor, GA 24 tackles, 1 sack 6 Myles Norwood CB 6′0″ Arlington, TX 23 tackles 41 Jacob Thieneman S So. 6′1″ 210 Noblesville, IN 16 tackles, 1 INT 2 Josh Hayes DB 6′0″ 185 Indianapolis, IN 13 tackles, 1 INT 24 Tim Cason CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 195 Clarkston, MI 17 tackles 14 Antonio Blackmon CB So. 6′0″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 9 tackles, 1 INT 20 David Rose CB 6′0″ Temple Hills, MD 2 tackles 35 Wes Cook S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Westminster, MD 2 tackles 46 Race Johnson CB 5′11″ 185 Carmel, IN 2 tackles 3 Kamal Hardy CB So. 5′11″ 185 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 tackle 5 Austin Logan S 6′0″ Tallahassee, FL 1 tackle 10 Mike Little CB So. 6′0″ 180 Newhall, CA 1 tackle 25 Brandon Shuman CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 170 Miami, FL 1 tackle 5 T.J. Jallow S Jr. 6′2″ 210 Olive Branch, MS 40 Ronnie Hill S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 42 David Day CB RS 5′10″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 43 Andy Chelf S 6′0″ 190 Southlake, TX
Josh Hayes, Aaron Banks, Joe Schopper, Evan Pulliam, Ronnie Hill, David Day, Langston Newton, Conor Sweeney, Malcolm Dotson Da’Wan Hunte, Leroy Clark, Bilal Marshall, Brandon Shuman, Andy James Garcia, Jarrett Burgess Jimmy Herman, Race Johnson, Matt McCann, Jake Herr Austin Logan, Tim Faison, Garrett Hudson Dezwan Polk-Campbell, Markus Bailey, Martesse Patterson Myles Norwood, Jess Trussell DeAngelo Yancey, Gregory Phillips Robert Gregory, Johnny Daniels Mike Little, Ray Ellis Gelen Robinson, David Yancey Wes Cook, Wyatt Cook Jacob Thieneman, Eric Ferguson Ben Makowski, Kirk Barron Brycen Hopkins, Nelson Arent Brandon Roberts D.J. Knox Elijah Sindelar Kamal Hardy Ja’Whaun Bentley Domonique Young T.J. Jallow Eddy Wilson Isaac Zico Markell Jones Lorenzo Neal Malik Kimbrough Terry Wright Antoine Miles David Blough Terrance Landers Antonio Blackmon Danny Carrollo Cameron Posey KeyRon Catlett Benaiah Franklin David Rose Sawyer Dawson Keyante Green Tim Cason Tario Fuller C.J. Parker Navon Mosley Jack Wegher Richie Worship Danny Ezechukwu Brian Lankford-Johnson Brian Bravo Andy Chelf Myles Homan Austin Larkin Lane Beeler Shayne Henley Rob Simmons Ryan Sadkowski Bearooz Yacoobi Keiwan Jones Tanner Hawthorne Jake Replogle Michael Mendez Ryan DeBusk Emilio Appolloni Eric Swingler Alex Criddle Cameron Cermin Peyton Truitt Jordan Roos Jason King Jalen Neal Shane Evans Wade Buckman J.D. Dellinger Cole Herdman Will Colmery Chazmyn Turner Evan Panfil Mike Zeigler Kai Higgins Fred Brown IN 24 FL 13 GA 9 IL 9 OH 9 Hometowns of the 2016 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 24 Florida 13 Georgia 9 Illinois 9 Ohio 9 California 8 Texas 8 Maryland 5 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 9 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 6 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 6 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 3 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 3 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’ 2016 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.
DeAngelo Yancey WR