Teams Purdue 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Purdue roster 114 players: 17 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 15 juniors, 6 seniors, 3 fifth-year players, 43 with no class listed. From 21 states and 2 other countries; the most from Indiana (35) and Ohio (9). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 10 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 16 QB 6th 6′3″ 210 Lincolnshire, IL 3,481 passing yards, 22 TD 12 Austin Burton QB 6th 6′3″ 210 Newton, MA 273 passing yards, 3 TD 18 Michael Alaimo QB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 225 Montvale, NJ 75 passing yards, 1 TD 11 Jack Albers QB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Louisville, KY 32 passing yards 18 Brady Allen QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 225 Fort Branch, IN 8 passing yards 17 Christian Gelov QB So. 6′0″ 178 Noblesville, IN 19 Kyle Adams QB So. 6′1″ 180 West Lafayette, IN
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 45 Devin Mockobee RB Fr. 6′0″ 202 Boonville, IN 968 rushing yards, 9 TD 2 Dylan Downing RB 6′0″ 228 Carmel, IN 351 rushing yards, 4 TD 3 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 6′1″ 210 Indianapolis, IN 22 catches, 165 yards 5 Kobe Lewis RB Transfer from Central Michigan 5′11″ 215 Americus, GA 146 rushing yards 23 King Doerue RB 5′10″ 205 Amarillo, TX 97 rushing yards, 3 TD 41 Ben Furtney FB So. 6′0″ 240 South Elgin, IL 1 catch, 20 yards 29 Kentrell Marks RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Cleveland, OH 37 Caleb Lahey RB So. 5′10″ 205 Bismarck, IL 39 Will Chapman RB Jr. 5′11″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 52 Zac Tuinei RB Jr. 6′0″ 245 Noblesville, IN
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 15 Charlie Jones WR Transfer from Iowa 6th 6′0″ 188 Deerfield, IL 110 catches, 1,361 yards, 12 TD 8 T.J. Sheffield WR 5′10″ 190 Thompsons Station, TN 46 catches, 480 yards, 4 TD 9 Mershawn Rice WR Jr. 6′2″ 215 Reynoldsburg, OH 23 catches, 283 yards, 1 TD 4 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 188 Belleville, MI 15 catches, 149 yards 26 Andrew Sowinski WR So. 6′0″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 9 catches, 96 yards 2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 202 Southfield, MI 4 catches, 35 yards 13 Broc Thompson WR Sr. 6′3″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 3 catches, 28 yards 84 Preston Terrell WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 195 Brownsburg, IN 2 catches, 12 yards 85 Alex Maxwell WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 2 catches, 28 yards 81 Collin Sullivan WR 6′2″ 200 Round Rock, TX 1 catch, 6 yards 5 Elijah Canion WR Transfer from Auburn 6′4″ 225 Hollywood, FL 6 Curtis Deville Jr. WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 204 Kinder, LA 13 Trey Firestone WR RS 6′3″ 200 Zionsville, IN 25 Zion Steptoe WR RS 5′11″ 190 Little Elm, TX 34 Ben Van Noord WR Fr. 6′2″ 210 Springfield, OH 35 Hayden Parise WR So. 6′4″ 190 Kansas City, MO
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 87 Payne Durham TE Sr. 6′5″ 255 Suwanee, GA 56 catches, 560 yards, 8 TD 89 Paul Piferi TE Jr. 6′5″ 260 Villa Park, CA 10 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD 87 Drew Biber TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Cedarburg, WI 1 catch, 6 yards 91 Ben Buechel TE So. 6′3″ 250 New Berlin, WI 1 catch, 12 yards 33 Charlie Kenrich TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Liberty Township, OH 86 Max Klare TE RS 6′5″ 243 Guilford, IN 88 Garrett Miller TE 6′5″ 260 Round Rock, TX
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 53 Gus Hartwig OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 315 Zionsville, IN 1 tackle 77 D.J. Washington OL 6th 6′4″ 310 Louisville, KY 1 tackle 50 Malachi Preciado OL RS 6′2″ 305 New Orleans, LA 59 Vince Carpenter OL RS 6′5″ 310 Monmouth Beach, NJ 62 Ben Kuhns OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 63 Aaron Roberts OL Fr. 6′4″ 301 Indianapolis, IN 63 Marcus Mbow OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Wauwatosa, WI 67 Drew Woodruff OL RS 6′3″ 290 68 Cam Craig OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Dublin, OH 70 Josh Kaltenberger OL So. 6′6″ 308 Harmony, PA 70 Zach Richards OL So. 6′3″ 305 Mooresville, IN 71 Mahamane Moussa OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Indianapolis, IN 71 Nalin Fox OL So. 6′5″ 305 Pontiac, MI 72 Sione Finau OL Transfer from Florida International 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 310 Keller, TX 73 Daniel Johnson OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 London, ON 74 Eric Miller OL Jr. 6′7″ 305 Mason, OH 74 Spencer Holstege OL So. 6′5″ 310 Grand Rapids, MI 78 Cross Watson OL Fr. 6′5″ 275 Portage, MI 79 Jared Bycznski OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Berea, OH
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 99 Jack Sullivan DL 6′5″ 275 Plainfield, IL 33 tackles, 5.5 sacks 4 Kydran Jenkins DE So. 6′1″ 253 Louisville, GA 30 tackles, 4 sacks 96 Khordae Sydnor DL Fr. 6′4″ 266 New York, NY 19 tackles, 4.5 sacks 92 Lawrence Johnson DL 6′2″ 310 Fort Wayne, IN 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks 58 Branson Deen DT 6′2″ 280 Indianapolis, IN 23 tackles, 2.5 sacks 11 Nic Caraway DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 285 Bryan, TX 22 tackles, 2 sacks 8 Sulaiman Kpaka DL 6′3″ 300 Grand Prairie, TX 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Prince Boyd Jr. DL So. 6′1″ 290 New Haven, CT 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Cole Brevard DL Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 346 Carmel, IN 9 tackles 50 Mo Omonode DL Fr. 6′0″ 285 West Lafayette, IN 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 95 Joseph Anderson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Murfreesboro, TN 1 tackle 5 Roman Pitre DL RS 6′5″ 265 Baton Rouge, LA 34 Damarjhe Lewis DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 332 Griffin, GA 44 Joe Strickland DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Indianapolis, IN 48 Tristan Cox DT Fr. 274 Somerset, KY 56 Jayden Scruggs DL RS 6′1″ 260 Indianapolis, IN 91 J.P. Deeter DL 6′3″ 294 Manvel, TX 98 Greg Hudgins III DT So. 6′4″ 285 Washington, DC
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 6 Jalen Graham LB Sr. 6′3″ 220 Detroit, MI 48 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 43 Kieren Douglas LB 6th 6′2″ 240 Reynoldsburg, OH 36 tackles, 1 INT 8 Jacob Wahlberg LB So. 6′4″ 235 Muskegon, MI 32 tackles, 1 INT 0 O.C. Brothers LB 6′2″ 245 Titusville, FL 32 tackles, 1 sack 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki LB 6th 6′2″ 230 Compton, CA 33 tackles 42 Clyde Washington LB 6′3″ 240 Medford, NJ 14 tackles, 1 INT 46 Scotty Humpich LB 6′4″ 255 Louisville, KY 16 tackles, 1 sack 14 Yanni Karlaftis LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 235 West Lafayette, IN 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks 54 Ben Kreul LB So. 6′3″ 235 Waukesha, WI 3 tackles 25 Hudson Miller LB 6′0″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 47 Domanick Moon LB RS 6′2″ 235 Fort Wayne, IN 49 Farrell Henderson III LB RS 5′11″ 220 Indianapolis, IN
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 21 Sanoussi Kane DB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Harlem, NY 63 tackles, 1 sack 10 Cam Allen DB 6′1″ 195 Bluefield, VA 41 tackles, 3 INT 23 Cory Trice CB Sr. 6′3″ 215 Hopkinsville, KY 31 tackles, 2 INT 1 Reese Taylor DB Transfer from Indiana 3★ 3-star recruit 5th 5′11″ 190 Indianapolis, IN 29 tackles, 1 INT Bryce Hampton CB Sr. 5′11″ 200 Las Vegas, NV 31 tackles 12 Jamari Brown CB 6′3″ 205 Sunrise, FL 12 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 17 Chris Jefferson S 5th 5′11″ 190 Euclid, OH 17 tackles, 2 INT 3 Antonio Stevens DB 6′2″ 216 Nashville, TN 5 tackles 14 Jah’Von Grigsby DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 195 Baton Rouge, LA 3 tackles 28 Ryan Brandt S Jr. 6′1″ 210 Angola, IN 3 tackles 24 Camdyn Childers DB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Fort Wayne, IN 2 tackles 7 Tee Denson S Transfer from Kansas State 6′0″ 195 Atlanta, GA 9 Brandon Calloway DB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Griffin, GA 12 Jaxon Mull DB RS 5′10″ 180 23 Jordan Buchanan DB RS 6′1″ 185 Suwanee, GA 33 Xander Pratt CB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Fort Wayne, IN
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 24 Mitchell Fineran PK 5th 5′11″ 185 Fort Valley, GA 18 of 24 field goals 30 Jack Ansell P So. 6′2″ 235 Warrnambool, VIC 55 punts, 42.7 average 47 Brendan Cropsey P So. 6′1″ 205 Saline, MI 2 punts, 44.0 average 31 Nick Zecchino LS 6th 6′1″ 215 Cedar Grove, NJ 1 tackle 39 Ben Freehill PK 6′1″ 195 Melvin, IL 1 tackle 41 Caleb Krockover PK So. 5′9″ 210 West Lafayette, IN 1 of 1 extra point 47 Julio Macias PK 6′5″ 232 Ligonier, IN 1 catch, 0 yards 33 Chris Van Eekeren PK Jr. 5′11″ 195 Chesterton, IN 97 Nick Taylor LS So. 6′1″ 240 Indianapolis, IN
Reese Taylor, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Broc Thompson, Hudson Miller, Andrew Sowinski, Will Chapman, Joe Strickland, Farrell Henderson III, Jayden Scruggs, Branson Deen, Aaron Roberts, Mahamane Moussa, Nick Taylor Yanni Karlaftis, Kyle Adams, Caleb Krockover, Mo Omonode Camdyn Childers, Xander Pratt, Domanick Moon, Lawrence Johnson Jack Albers, Scotty Humpich, D.J. Washington Ben Kreul, Marcus Mbow, Ben Buechel Dylan Downing, Cole Brevard Roman Pitre, Jah’Von Grigsby Brandon Calloway, Damarjhe Lewis Mershawn Rice, Kieren Douglas Trey Firestone, Gus Hartwig Christian Gelov, Zac Tuinei Jordan Buchanan, Payne Durham Charlie Kenrich, Eric Miller Collin Sullivan, Garrett Miller O.C. Brothers Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen Antonio Stevens Deion Burks Kydran Jenkins Elijah Canion Kobe Lewis Curtis Deville Jr. Jalen Graham Tee Denson Jacob Wahlberg Sulaiman Kpaka T.J. Sheffield Cam Allen Nic Caraway Austin Burton Jamari Brown Charlie Jones Aidan O’Connell Chris Jefferson Brady Allen Michael Alaimo Sanoussi Kane Cory Trice King Doerue Mitchell Fineran Zion Steptoe Ryan Brandt Kentrell Marks Nick Zecchino Chris Van Eekeren Ben Van Noord Hayden Parise Caleb Lahey Ben Freehill Ben Furtney Clyde Washington Devin Mockobee Brendan Cropsey Tristan Cox Malachi Preciado Vince Carpenter Cam Craig Josh Kaltenberger Zach Richards Nalin Fox Sione Finau Spencer Holstege Cross Watson Jared Bycznski Preston Terrell Drew Biber Paul Piferi J.P. Deeter Joseph Anderson Khordae Sydnor Semisi Fakasiieiki Greg Hudgins III Jack Sullivan Prince Boyd Jr. Bryce Hampton IN 35 OH 9 GA 8 MI 8 TX 8 Hometowns of the 2022 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 Ohio 9 Michigan 8 Georgia 8 Texas 8 Illinois 6 Kentucky 5 Louisiana 4 Top counties Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 13 Allen County, Indiana pop. 392,000 4 Hamilton County, Indiana pop. 365,000 4 Tippecanoe County, Indiana pop. 189,000 4 Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 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’ 2022 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
Deion Burks WR3-star recruit