Purdue greats
29 players, ranked by what they did at Purdue: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
- Leroy KeyesHall of Fame, 1990
Mike PhippsHall of Fame, 2006
Bob GrieseHall of Fame, 1984
Rod WoodsonHall of Fame, 2016- Dave ButzHall of Fame, 2014
- Otis ArmstrongHall of Fame, 2012
Mark HerrmannHall of Fame, 2010- Cecil IsbellHall of Fame, 1967
Alex AgaseHall of Fame, 1963
Elmer OliphantHall of Fame, 1955
Bump ElliottHall of Fame, 1989
Rondale Moore2018 Paul Hornung- Travis Dorsch2001 Ray Guy
Drew Brees2000 Maxwell
Ryan KerriganConsensus All-American, 2010
Jim EverettNo. 3 pick, 1986
David BellConsensus All-American, 2021- Dave YoungConsensus All-American, 1980
Tony ButkovichNo. 11 pick, 1944- Chuck KyleConsensus All-American, 1968
Elmer SleightConsensus All-American, 1929
Bernie FlowersConsensus All-American, 1952
George KarlaftisNo. 30 pick, 2022- Taylor StubblefieldConsensus All-American, 2004
- Ralph WelchConsensus All-American, 1929
- Paul MossConsensus All-American, 1932
- David RankinConsensus All-American, 1940
- Duane PurvisConsensus All-American, 1933
- Dustin KellerNo. 30 pick, 2008
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