Teams Purdue 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Purdue roster 102 players: 9 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 6 juniors, 20 seniors, 54 with no class listed. From 21 states; the most from Indiana (35) and Florida (11). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 11
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 4 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 180 New Albany, IN 114 catches, 1,258 yards, 12 TD 7 Isaac Zico WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Milledgeville, GA 46 catches, 743 yards, 6 TD 9 Terry Wright WR Sr. 5′11″ 180 Memphis, TN 28 catches, 468 yards, 5 TD 12 Jared Sparks WR 6′1″ 215 Geismar, LA 28 catches, 274 yards 33 Jackson Anthrop WR 5′11″ 190 West Lafayette, IN 5 returns, 40 yards 83 Malcolm Dotson WR 6′2″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 3 tackles 80 Jarrett Burgess WR Sr. 6′3″ 215 Miami, FL 2 catches, 17 yards 15 Amad Anderson Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 165 Staten Island, NY 8 rushing yards 18 KeyRon Catlett WR 5′10″ 180 Hopkinsville, KY 20 Benaiah Franklin WR 6′1″ 205 Marietta, GA 84 Noah Ellison WR RS 6′0″ 190 Louisville, KY 86 Ryan James WR 6′3″ 200 Chicago, IL
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 60 Eric Swingler OL Sr. 6′6″ 295 Munster, IN 1 tackle 66 Alex Criddle OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Broken Arrow, OK 1 tackle 50 Bearooz Yacoobi OL 6′5″ 300 Dearborn, MI 51 Bryce Brown OL Fr. 6′1″ 280 Evansville, IN 53 Kirk Barron C Sr. 6′2″ 300 Mishawaka, IN 55 Michael Mendez OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Los Fresnos, TX 56 Viktor Beach OL RS 6′4″ 305 Fort Myers, FL 61 Ryan Flaherty OL Fr. 6′3″ 285 New Carlisle, IN 63 Graham Keller OL 6′4″ 280 Noblesville, IN 64 Dennis Edwards OL 6′1″ 305 Snellville, GA 65 Marc Roland OL RS 6′3″ 295 Indianapolis, IN 71 Sam Loebig OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Bethesda, MD 72 Sam Garvin OL RS 6′3″ 295 Fishers, IN 73 Ethan Smart OL 6′6″ 310 Southaven, MS 75 Shane Evans OL Sr. 6′4″ 310 Crystal Lake, IL 76 Mark Stickford OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Carmel, IN 77 D.J. Washington OL So. 6′4″ 310 Louisville, KY 78 Grant Hermanns OL So. 6′7″ 305 Albuquerque, NM 79 Matt McCann OL So. 6′6″ 305 Fishers, IN
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 19 Anthony Watts DL 6′4″ 294 Houston, TX 38 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 92 Giovanni Reviere DE 6′5″ 270 Chattanooga, TN 27 tackles, 3 sacks 98 Kai Higgins DE So. 6′4″ 260 Pomona, CA 21 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 9 Lorenzo Neal DT 6′3″ 325 Houston, TX 29 tackles, 1 sack 50 Keiwan Jones DT Sr. 6′2″ 280 Ocala, FL 11 tackles, 1 sack 96 Ray Ellis DT Sr. 6′4″ 305 San Jose, CA 4 tackles 57 Jeff Marks DL 6′3″ 280 Mobile, AL 3 tackles 37 Robert McWilliams DE 6′4″ 235 South Miami, FL 1 tackle 52 Willie Lane DE 6′3″ 265 Winter Haven, FL 1 tackle 99 Jack Sullivan DL 6′5″ 275 Plainfield, IL 1 tackle 45 Byron Hubbard II DL RS 6′2″ 255 Westfield, IN 62 Allen Daniels DT RS 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
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 21 Markus Bailey LB Jr. 6′1″ 240 Columbus, OH 95 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT 55 Derrick Barnes LB So. 6′1″ 245 Covington, KY 72 tackles, 3 sacks 46 Cornel Jones LB 6′2″ 235 Miami, FL 64 tackles, 3.5 sacks 36 Jaylan Alexander LB 6′1″ 230 Hoffman Estates, IL 12 tackles 30 Tobias Larry LB So. 6′1″ 220 Lakeland, FL 7 tackles 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki LB So. 6′2″ 230 Compton, CA 5 tackles 26 Walt Foster LB 5′11″ 185 Lafayette, IN 34 Jonah Williams LB RS 6′3″ 240 West Lafayette, IN 35 Ja’Qurius Smith LB 6′2″ 210 Lakeland, FL 37 Jones Asher LB 6′2″ 225 Indianapolis, IN 39 Zach Randall LB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Fishers, IN 43 Kieren Douglas LB So. 6′2″ 240 Reynoldsburg, OH 48 Cade Morgan LB 6′1″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 54 Luke Staton LB 6′3″ 200 West Lafayette, IN 56 Tim Johns LB 6′3″ 230 Greenwood, IN
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 41 Jacob Thieneman S Sr. 6′1″ 210 Noblesville, IN 71 tackles, 5 sacks 27 Navon Mosley S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 West Bloomfield, MI 79 tackles, 1 INT 14 Antonio Blackmon CB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Fort Wayne, IN 60 tackles, 2 INT 21 Kenneth Major CB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Hopkinsville, KY 54 tackles, 3 INT 38 Brennan Thieneman S So. 6′1″ 210 Noblesville, IN 28 tackles 29 Simeon Smiley CB So. 6′0″ 210 Pensacola, FL 20 tackles, 1 INT 24 Tim Cason CB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 195 Clarkston, MI 12 tackles 1 Dedrick Mackey CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Miami, FL 8 tackles 3 Kamal Hardy CB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Pembroke Pines, FL 4 tackles 40 Ronnie Hill S Jr. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 2 tackles 28 Jacob Abrams CB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Carmel, IN 1 tackle 39 Elijah Ball S 6′1″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 13 Tyler Hamilton CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 175 Hilton Head Island, SC 42 David Day CB So. 5′10″ 190 Indianapolis, IN
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 13 Spencer Evans PK Sr. 6′1″ 200 Arlington, TX 18 of 23 field goals 31 Joe Schopper P Sr. 6′0″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 62 punts, 42.6 average 85 J.D. Dellinger PK 6′2″ 200 Charlotte, NC 1 of 2 field goals 28 Zac Collins P RS 6′0″ 180 Louisville, KY 30 Brooks Royal LS Fr. 6′2″ 190 Fitzgerald, GA 31 Nick Zecchino LS So. 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 47 Ben Makowski LS Sr. 6′2″ 250 Osceola, IN 48 Ryan Sadkowski LS 5′11″ 225 Glen Ellyn, IL 96 Jake Herr P 6′5″ 230 Carmel, IN
Aaron Banks, Joe Schopper, Jones Asher, Elijah Ball, Ronnie Hill, David Day, Cade Morgan, Marc Roland, Conor Sweeney, Malcolm Dotson Jacob Abrams, Zach Randall, Sam Garvin, Mark Stickford, Matt McCann, Jake Herr Brennan Thieneman, Jacob Thieneman, Byron Hubbard II, Graham Keller Dedrick Mackey, Cornel Jones, Jarrett Burgess Zac Collins, D.J. Washington, Noah Ellison Jackson Anthrop, Jonah Williams, Luke Staton Zander Horvath, Ben Makowski, Kirk Barron Lorenzo Neal, Anthony Watts Spencer Evans, Jess Trussell KeyRon Catlett, Kenneth Major Tario Fuller, Evan Anderson Tobias Larry, Ja’Qurius Smith D.J. Knox Elijah Sindelar Kamal Hardy Rondale Moore Isaac Zico Nick Sipe Markell Jones Terry Wright David Blough Jared Sparks Tyler Hamilton Antonio Blackmon Danny Carollo Amad Anderson Jr. Aidan O’Connell Benaiah Franklin Markus Bailey Tim Cason Walt Foster Navon Mosley Simeon Smiley Brooks Royal Nick Zecchino Richie Worship Jaylan Alexander Robert McWilliams Brian Bravo Kieren Douglas Myles Homan Ryan Sadkowski Bearooz Yacoobi Keiwan Jones Bryce Brown Willie Lane Derrick Barnes Michael Mendez Tim Johns Viktor Beach Jeff Marks Eric Swingler Ryan Flaherty Allen Daniels Dennis Edwards Alex Criddle Sam Loebig Ethan Smart Shane Evans Grant Hermanns Darius Pittman J.D. Dellinger Ryan James Cole Herdman Brycen Hopkins Vincent Smith Chazmyn Turner Giovanni Reviere Ray Ellis Semisi Fakasiieiki Kai Higgins Jack Sullivan IN 35 FL 11 GA 8 IL 8 KY 7 Hometowns of the 2018 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 35 Florida 11 Georgia 8 Illinois 8 Kentucky 7 Texas 6 California 4 Ohio 4 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 10 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 10 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 St. Joseph County, Indiana pop. 273,000 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’ 2018 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.
Aidan O’Connell QB
Rondale Moore WR4-star recruit