Teams Purdue 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Purdue roster 107 players: 11 freshmen, 6 sophomores, 21 juniors, 1 senior, 68 with no class listed. From 25 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (28) and Florida (14). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Elijah Sindelar QB 6′4″ 225 Princeton, KY 2,099 passing yards, 18 TD 11 David Blough QB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Carrolton, TX 1,103 passing yards, 9 TD 7 Nick Sipe QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 215 Villa Park, CA 10 Griffin Alstott QB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL 14 Danny Carollo QB RS 6′1″ 210 Lake Forest, IL 18 Cameron Northern QB 6′3″ 215 Jeffersonville, IN 19 Aaron Banks QB Jr. 6′4″ 200 Indianapolis, IN
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 Markell Jones RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 210 Columbus, IN 566 rushing yards, 1 TD 1 D.J. Knox RB Jr. 5′7″ 210 Fairburn, GA 561 rushing yards, 2 TD 34 Richie Worship RB 6′0″ 250 Cleveland, OH 257 rushing yards, 3 TD 25 Tario Fuller RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Sugar Hill, GA 261 rushing yards, 2 TD 37 Brian Lankford-Johnson RB 6′0″ 190 St. Paul, MN 86 rushing yards 26 Carter McGinnis RB 6′0″ 205 Noblesville, IN 32 Jack Wegher RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Sioux City, SD 45 Lane Beeler RB 5′10″ 230 Westpoint, IN
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 33 Jackson Anthrop WR 5′11″ 190 West Lafayette, IN 47 catches, 423 yards, 5 TD 10 Gregory Phillips WR 6′0″ 200 Atlanta, GA 44 catches, 424 yards, 2 TD 21 Anthony Mahoungou WR 6′3″ 210 Paris, France 39 catches, 678 yards, 8 TD 9 Terry Wright WR Jr. 5′11″ 180 Memphis, TN 29 catches, 274 yards 12 Jared Sparks WR 6′1″ 215 Geismar, LA 19 catches, 222 yards 80 Jarrett Burgess WR Jr. 6′3″ 215 Miami, FL 11 catches, 130 yards, 1 TD 18 KeyRon Catlett WR 5′10″ 180 Hopkinsville, KY 5 returns, 62 yards 7 Isaac Zico WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 Milledgeville, GA 6 catches, 34 yards, 1 TD 4 Corey Holmes WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Pembroke Pines, FL 1 catch, 7 yards 20 Benaiah Franklin WR 6′1″ 205 Marietta, GA 82 D’J Edwards WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 190 West Palm Beach, FL 83 Malcolm Dotson WR 6′2″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 86 Ryan James WR 6′3″ 200 Chicago, IL
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 89 Brycen Hopkins TE So. 6′5″ 245 Nashville, TN 25 catches, 349 yards, 3 TD 88 Cole Herdman TE Jr. 6′4″ 245 Leesburg, VA 20 catches, 331 yards, 3 TD 81 Darius Pittman TE 6′3″ 250 Gulfport, MS 1 catch, 7 yards 82 Wade Buckman TE 6′6″ 235 Holland, MI 84 Jess Trussell TE So. 6′5″ 250 Arlington, TX
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 75 Shane Evans OL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Crystal Lake, IL 1 tackle 50 Bearooz Yacoobi OL 6′5″ 300 Dearborn, MI 51 Bryce Brown OL RS 6′1″ 280 Evansville, IN 52 Tanner Hawthorne OT 6′6″ 290 Glendale, AZ 53 Kirk Barron C Jr. 6′2″ 300 Mishawaka, IN 55 Michael Mendez OL So. 6′4″ 295 Los Fresnos, TX 60 Eric Swingler OL Jr. 6′6″ 295 Munster, IN 61 Ryan Flaherty OL RS 6′3″ 285 New Carlisle, IN 63 Graham Keller OL 6′4″ 280 Noblesville, IN 64 Eric Ferguson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 295 Noblesville, IN 66 Alex Criddle OL So. 6′3″ 305 Broken Arrow, OK 68 Peyton Truitt OL 6′5″ 285 West Lafayette, IN 70 David Steinmetz OL 6′8″ 310 Grafton, MA 71 Sam Loebig OL RS 6′3″ 300 Bethesda, MD 72 Jalen Jackson OL 6′2″ 265 Powder Springs, GA 73 Ethan Smart OL 6′6″ 310 Southaven, MS 77 D.J. Washington OL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Louisville, KY 78 Grant Hermanns OL Fr. 6′7″ 305 Albuquerque, NM 79 Matt McCann OL Fr. 6′6″ 305 Fishers, IN
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 13 Gelen Robinson DE 6′1″ 280 Schererville, IN 51 tackles, 4 sacks 7 Eddy Wilson DT 6′4″ 295 Pontiac, MI 27 tackles, 1 sack 9 Lorenzo Neal DT 6′3″ 325 Houston, TX 22 tackles, 2 sacks 45 Austin Larkin DE 6′3″ 255 University City, MO 23 tackles 11 Antoine Miles DE 6′2″ 250 Canton, OH 15 tackles, 2 sacks 96 Ray Ellis DT Jr. 6′4″ 305 San Jose, CA 1 tackle, 1 sack 50 Keiwan Jones DT Jr. 6′2″ 280 Ocala, FL 3 tackles 98 Kai Higgins DE Fr. 6′4″ 260 Pomona, CA 2 tackles 19 Anthony Watts DL 6′4″ 294 Houston, TX 1 tackle 37 Robert McWilliams DE 6′4″ 235 South Miami, FL 62 Allen Daniels DT 6′2″ 305 Dacula, GA 72 Conor Sweeney DE 6′4″ 270 Indianapolis, IN 91 Chazmyn Turner DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 270 Mooresville, NC 97 Mike Zeigler DE 6′4″ 260 Springfield, IL
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 21 Markus Bailey LB So. 6′1″ 240 Columbus, OH 89 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT 6 T.J. McCollum LB 6′3″ 235 Birmingham, AL 69 tackles, 3 sacks 36 Danny Ezechukwu LB 6′2″ 250 Lithonia, GA 50 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT 4 Ja’Whaun Bentley LB 6′2″ 260 Glenarden, MD 46 tackles, 1 INT 16 Garrett Hudson LB 6′2″ 245 Tallahassee, FL 31 tackles, 1 INT 55 Derrick Barnes LB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Covington, KY 17 tackles 46 Cornel Jones LB 6′2″ 235 Miami, FL 5 tackles 30 Tobias Larry LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Lakeland, FL 1 tackle 22 Sawyer Dawson LB 6′1″ 235 Lakeland, FL 48 Rob Simmons LB 6′5″ 230 Philadelphia, PA 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Compton, CA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 41 Jacob Thieneman S Jr. 6′1″ 210 Noblesville, IN 80 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 27 Navon Mosley S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 West Bloomfield, MI 65 tackles, 2 INT 8 Josh Okonye DB 6′0″ 200 Sugar Land, TX 57 tackles, 1 sack 2 Da’Wan Hunte CB 5′9″ 190 Miami, FL 43 tackles, 1 INT 3 Kamal Hardy CB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Pembroke Pines, FL 13 tackles, 1 INT 29 Simeon Smiley CB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Pensacola, FL 17 tackles 5 T.J. Jallow S Sr. 6′2″ 210 Olive Branch, MS 16 tackles 14 Antonio Blackmon CB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 11 tackles 10 Mike Little CB Jr. 6′0″ 180 Newhall, CA 5 tackles 24 Tim Cason CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 195 Clarkston, MI 3 tackles 35 Wes Cook S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Westminster, MD 3 tackles 38 Brennan Thieneman S Fr. 6′1″ 210 Noblesville, IN 1 tackle 46 Race Johnson CB 5′11″ 185 Carmel, IN 1 tackle 25 Brandon Shuman CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 170 Miami, FL 26 C.J. Parker S 6′1″ 205 Menifee, CA 28 Jacob Abrams CB RS 6′2″ 195 Carmel, IN 40 Ronnie Hill S So. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 42 David Day CB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 43 Andy Chelf S 6′0″ 190 Southlake, TX 49 Dennis Johnson S 6′3″ 180 Fort Wayne, IN
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 31 Joe Schopper P Jr. 6′0″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 73 punts, 40.5 average 85 J.D. Dellinger PK 6′2″ 200 Charlotte, NC 9 of 13 field goals 13 Spencer Evans PK Jr. 6′1″ 200 Arlington, TX 8 of 11 field goals 47 Ben Makowski LS Jr. 6′2″ 250 Osceola, IN 1 tackle 31 Nick Zecchino LS Fr. 6′1″ 215 Cedar Grove, NJ 42 Brian Bravo PK 6′2″ 200 North Aurora, IL 43 Myles Homan PK 6′1″ 210 Cincinnati, OH 48 Ryan Sadkowski LS 5′11″ 225 Glen Ellyn, IL 96 Jake Herr P 6′5″ 230 Carmel, IN
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 Ja’Whaun Bentley 3★ 3-star recruit Hyattsville, MD 97 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Aaron Banks, Joe Schopper, Ronnie Hill, David Day, Conor Sweeney, Malcolm Dotson Carter McGinnis, Brennan Thieneman, Jacob Thieneman, Graham Keller, Eric Ferguson Da’Wan Hunte, Brandon Shuman, Cornel Jones, Jarrett Burgess Jacob Abrams, Race Johnson, Matt McCann, Jake Herr Kamal Hardy, Corey Holmes Lorenzo Neal, Anthony Watts Mike Little, Ray Ellis Spencer Evans, Jess Trussell Antonio Blackmon, Dennis Johnson Cameron Northern, D.J. Washington Sawyer Dawson, Tobias Larry Jackson Anthrop, Peyton Truitt Ben Makowski, Kirk Barron D.J. Knox Elijah Sindelar Ja’Whaun Bentley T.J. Jallow T.J. McCollum Eddy Wilson Isaac Zico Nick Sipe Josh Okonye Markell Jones Terry Wright Gregory Phillips Griffin Alstott Antoine Miles David Blough Jared Sparks Gelen Robinson Danny Carollo Garrett Hudson KeyRon Catlett Benaiah Franklin Markus Bailey Tim Cason Tario Fuller C.J. Parker Navon Mosley Simeon Smiley Nick Zecchino Jack Wegher Richie Worship Wes Cook Danny Ezechukwu Brian Lankford-Johnson Robert McWilliams Brian Bravo Andy Chelf Myles Homan Austin Larkin Lane Beeler Rob Simmons Ryan Sadkowski Bearooz Yacoobi Keiwan Jones Bryce Brown Tanner Hawthorne Derrick Barnes Michael Mendez Eric Swingler Ryan Flaherty Allen Daniels Alex Criddle David Steinmetz Sam Loebig Jalen Jackson Ethan Smart Shane Evans Grant Hermanns Darius Pittman D’J Edwards Wade Buckman J.D. Dellinger Ryan James Cole Herdman Brycen Hopkins Chazmyn Turner Mike Zeigler Semisi Fakasiieiki Kai Higgins IN 28 FL 14 GA 8 TX 8 CA 6 Hometowns of the 2017 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 28 Florida 14 Georgia 8 Texas 8 California 6 Illinois 6 Michigan 5 Kentucky 4 Top counties Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 9 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 6 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 5 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 3 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 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’ 2017 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.
