Teams Purdue 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Purdue roster 108 players: 33 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 12 juniors, 6 seniors, 6 fifth-year players, 30 with no class listed. From 23 states and 1 other country; the most from Indiana (29) and Michigan (10). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 12
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 16 QB 5th 6′3″ 210 Lincolnshire, IL 3,712 passing yards, 28 TD 13 Jack Plummer QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 215 Gilbert, AZ 864 passing yards, 7 TD 12 Austin Burton QB 5th 6′3″ 210 Newton, MA 44 passing yards 18 Michael Alaimo QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 225 Montvale, NJ −3 rushing yards 11 Jack Albers QB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Louisville, KY 0 passing yards 21 Andrew Hobson QB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Indianapolis, IN
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 23 King Doerue RB 5′10″ 205 Amarillo, TX 533 rushing yards, 2 TD 40 Zander Horvath RB Jr. 6′3″ 230 Mishawaka, IN 320 rushing yards, 3 TD 2 Dylan Downing RB Transfer from UNLV 6′0″ 228 Carmel, IN 178 rushing yards, 1 TD 11 Ja’Quez Cross RB 5′9″ 195 Hampton, AR 27 rushing yards 39 Will Chapman RB So. 5′11″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 41 Ben Furtney FB Fr. 6′0″ 240 South Elgin, IL 1 return, 6 yards 37 Caleb Lahey RB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Bismarck, IL 52 Zac Tuinei RB So. 6′0″ 245 Noblesville, IN
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 93 catches, 1,286 yards, 6 TD Milton Wright WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 195 Louisville, KY 57 catches, 732 yards, 7 TD 33 Jackson Anthrop WR Sr. 5′11″ 190 West Lafayette, IN 53 catches, 570 yards, 5 TD 8 T.J. Sheffield WR 5′10″ 190 Thompsons Station, TN 36 catches, 325 yards, 5 TD 13 Broc Thompson WR Transfer from Marshall Jr. 6′3″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 30 catches, 457 yards, 4 TD 9 Mershawn Rice WR So. 6′2″ 215 Reynoldsburg, OH 6 catches, 69 yards, 1 TD 2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 202 Southfield, MI 5 catches, 93 yards 26 Andrew Sowinski WR Fr. 6′0″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 2 catches, 15 yards 4 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 188 Belleville, MI 1 catch, 26 yards 14 Marcellus Moore WR Fr. 5′8″ 160 Plainfield, IL 1 catch, 11 yards 81 Collin Sullivan WR 6′2″ 200 Round Rock, TX 1 catch, 4 yards 85 Alex Maxwell WR So. 6′0″ 195 1 catch, 9 yards 35 Hayden Parise WR Fr. 6′4″ 190 Kansas City, MO 84 Preston Terrell WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 195 Brownsburg, IN 86 Kory Taylor WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 205 Hilliard, OH
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 87 Payne Durham TE Jr. 6′5″ 255 Suwanee, GA 45 catches, 467 yards, 6 TD 88 Garrett Miller TE 6′5″ 260 Round Rock, TX 19 catches, 165 yards 89 Paul Piferi TE So. 6′5″ 260 Villa Park, CA 5 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD 48 Kyle Bilodeau TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Mechanicsville, VA 2 catches, 7 yards 83 Jack Cravaack TE So. 6′5″ 250 Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, 7 yards 91 Ben Buechel TE Fr. 6′3″ 250 New Berlin, WI
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 77 D.J. Washington OL 5th 6′4″ 310 Louisville, KY 5 tackles 74 Spencer Holstege OL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Grand Rapids, MI 1 catch, −3 yards 53 Gus Hartwig OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Zionsville, IN 62 Ben Kuhns OL So. 6′4″ 295 65 Jaelin Alstott-VanDeVanter OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 280 Mooresville, IN 67 Gus German OL So. 6′7″ 315 West Lafayette, IN 68 Cam Craig OL So. 6′5″ 310 Dublin, OH 69 Greg Long OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 El Paso, TX 70 Josh Kaltenberger OL Fr. 6′6″ 308 Harmony, PA 71 Nalin Fox OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Pontiac, MI 72 Sam Garvin OL Jr. 6′3″ 295 Fishers, IN 74 Eric Miller OL So. 6′7″ 305 Mason, OH 79 Dave Monnot III OL Fr. 6′6″ 264 Joliet, IL 79 Jared Bycznski OL So. 6′5″ 310 Berea, OH
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 4 Kydran Jenkins DE Fr. 6′1″ 253 Louisville, GA 35 tackles, 5 sacks 5 DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 270 West Lafayette, IN 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks 92 Lawrence Johnson DL 6′2″ 310 Fort Wayne, IN 34 tackles, 1 sack 58 Branson Deen DT 6′2″ 280 Indianapolis, IN 26 tackles, 3 sacks 99 Jack Sullivan DL 6′5″ 275 Plainfield, IL 23 tackles, 3 sacks 95 Joseph Anderson DL Transfer from South Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Murfreesboro, TN 6 tackles, 1 sack 34 Damarjhe Lewis DT Transfer from Indiana 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 332 Griffin, GA 8 tackles 57 Jeff Marks DL 6′3″ 280 Mobile, AL 5 tackles 99 Prince Boyd Jr. DL Fr. 6′1″ 290 New Haven, CT 5 tackles 92 Bryce Austin DT Fr. 6′2″ 310 Southfield, MI 2 tackles 6 Dontay Hunter II DE Fr. 6′4″ 261 Westerville, OH 8 Sulaiman Kpaka DL 6′3″ 300 Grand Prairie, TX 19 Anthony Watts DL 6′4″ 294 Houston, TX 37 Robert McWilliams DE 6′4″ 235 South Miami, FL 45 Byron Hubbard II DL Jr. 6′2″ 255 Westfield, IN 48 Tristan Cox DT RS 274 Somerset, KY 51 Chase Triplett DE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Michigan City, IN 59 K.J. Stokes DL So. 6′3″ 285 Millbrook, AL 89 Jamin Graham DL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Attalla, AL 98 Greg Hudgins III DT Fr. 6′4″ 285 Washington, DC
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 36 Jaylan Alexander LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Hoffman Estates, IL 113 tackles, 1 sack 6 Jalen Graham LB Jr. 6′3″ 220 Detroit, MI 64 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 43 Kieren Douglas LB 5th 6′2″ 240 Reynoldsburg, OH 67 tackles, 1 INT 15 DaMarcus Mitchell LB Jr. 6′3″ 270 25 tackles, 4.5 sacks 0 O.C. Brothers LB 6′2″ 245 Titusville, FL 12 tackles 8 Jacob Wahlberg LB Fr. 6′4″ 235 Muskegon, MI 7 tackles, 1 INT 45 Khali Saunders LB 6′3″ 233 Elmhurst, IL 8 tackles 42 Clyde Washington LB 6′3″ 240 Medford, NJ 6 tackles 14 Yanni Karlaftis LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 235 West Lafayette, IN 4 tackles 54 Ben Kreul LB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Waukesha, WI 4 tackles 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki LB 5th 6′2″ 230 Compton, CA
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 10 Cam Allen DB 6′1″ 195 Bluefield, VA 65 tackles, 4 INT 4 Marvin Grant S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Detroit, MI 76 tackles 17 Chris Jefferson S Sr. 5′11″ 190 Euclid, OH 47 tackles, 1 INT 1 Dedrick Mackey CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 185 Miami, FL 36 tackles, 3 INT 12 Jamari Brown CB 6′3″ 205 Sunrise, FL 32 tackles, 1 sack 49 Zane Greene S Sr. 6′0″ 200 Indianapolis, IN 3 tackles, 1 INT 21 Sanoussi Kane DB So. 6′0″ 215 Harlem, NY 7 tackles 23 Cory Trice CB Jr. 6′3″ 215 Hopkinsville, KY 4 tackles 28 Ryan Brandt S So. 6′1″ 210 Angola, IN 2 tackles 3 Antonio Stevens DB 6′2″ 216 Nashville, TN 4 Anthony Romphf CB RS 6′0″ 200 Southfield, MI 11 Kadin Smith DB So. 6′0″ 210 Taylorsville, KY 24 Camdyn Childers DB So. 6′0″ 200 Fort Wayne, IN 24 Nyles Beverly DB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Macedonia, OH 39 Elijah Ball S 6′1″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 40 Hayden Ellinger S Fr. 6′0″ 210 Fort Wayne, IN
Specialists 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 24 Mitchell Fineran PK Sr. 5′11″ 185 Fort Valley, GA 24 of 29 field goals 30 Jack Ansell P Fr. 6′2″ 235 Warrnambool, VIC 44 punts, 38.3 average 47 Brendan Cropsey P Fr. 6′1″ 205 Saline, MI 5 punts, 38.4 average 28 Zac Collins P Jr. 6′0″ 180 Louisville, KY 2 punts, 38.5 average 39 Ben Freehill PK 6′1″ 195 Melvin, IL 2 tackles 19 Brooks Cormier P So. 6′5″ 220 Tuscaloosa, AL 31 Nick Zecchino LS 5th 6′1″ 215 Cedar Grove, NJ 33 Chris Van Eekeren PK So. 5′11″ 195 Chesterton, IN 41 Caleb Krockover PK Fr. 5′9″ 210 West Lafayette, IN 84 Edward Dellinger PK Fr. 6′3″ 180 Charlotte, NC 96 Hunter MacDonald LS Fr. 6′2″ 235 Crown Point, IN 97 Nick Taylor LS Fr. 6′1″ 240 Indianapolis, IN
David Bell, Broc Thompson, Andrew Hobson, Andrew Sowinski, Elijah Ball, Will Chapman, Zane Greene, Branson Deen, Nick Taylor George Karlaftis, Yanni Karlaftis, Jackson Anthrop, Caleb Krockover, Gus German Jack Albers, Zac Collins, D.J. Washington, Milton Wright Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen, Anthony Romphf, Bryce Austin Camdyn Childers, Hayden Ellinger, Lawrence Johnson Dylan Downing, Sam Garvin Marvin Grant, Jalen Graham Mershawn Rice, Kieren Douglas Jaylan Alexander, Ben Furtney Byron Hubbard II, Zac Tuinei Ben Kreul, Ben Buechel Collin Sullivan, Garrett Miller O.C. Brothers Dedrick Mackey Antonio Stevens Deion Burks Kydran Jenkins Dontay Hunter II Jacob Wahlberg Sulaiman Kpaka T.J. Sheffield Cam Allen Ja’Quez Cross Kadin Smith Austin Burton Jamari Brown Jack Plummer Aidan O’Connell Chris Jefferson Michael Alaimo Anthony Watts Brooks Cormier Sanoussi Kane Cory Trice King Doerue Mitchell Fineran Nyles Beverly Ryan Brandt Nick Zecchino Chris Van Eekeren Damarjhe Lewis Hayden Parise Caleb Lahey Robert McWilliams Ben Freehill Zander Horvath Clyde Washington Khali Saunders Brendan Cropsey Kyle Bilodeau Tristan Cox Chase Triplett Gus Hartwig Jeff Marks K.J. Stokes Jaelin Alstott-VanDeVanter Cam Craig Greg Long Josh Kaltenberger Nalin Fox Eric Miller Spencer Holstege Dave Monnot III Jared Bycznski Jack Cravaack Edward Dellinger Preston Terrell Kory Taylor Payne Durham Jamin Graham Paul Piferi Joseph Anderson Hunter MacDonald Semisi Fakasiieiki Greg Hudgins III Jack Sullivan Prince Boyd Jr. IN 29 MI 10 OH 10 IL 9 KY 7 Hometowns of the 2021 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 29 Michigan 10 Ohio 10 Illinois 9 Kentucky 7 Texas 6 Florida 4 Georgia 4 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 9 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 5 Tippecanoe County, Indiana pop. 189,000 5 Oakland County, Michigan pop. 1.3 million 4 Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 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’ 2021 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
David Bell WR4-star recruit
Deion Burks WR3-star recruit
George Karlaftis DE4-star recruit