Purdue football newcomer roster and number changes
The 2023 Purdue football roster will look plenty different than it did one season ago. The Boilermakers signed 17 true freshmen and 17 transfers to bolster their roster in year one under new head coach Ryan Walters.
The incoming class of freshmen combines players who committed to play for Jeff Brohm and a few late additions by Walters following his hire as Purdue’s head coach. On3.com listed all of Purdue’s 17 signees as three-star recruits.
Purdue pursued the transfer portal heavily, signing several players who figure to make an instant impact upon arrival in West Lafayette. Leading the way from the portal class is highly-touted quarterback Hudson Card, who chose Purdue following an all-out recruitment immediately following Walters’ hiring. Aiding Card on the offense will be a couple of portal additions at wide receiver who could slide into prominent roles in offensive coordinator Graham Harrell’s scheme.
The Boilermakers added six transfers in the defensive backfield, particularly seeking to strengthen the cornerback position. Purdue lost three of its top four corners from 2022, so the help will benefit the defense during a schematic transition.
GoldandBlack.com below lists the numbers for Purdue’s newcomers along with the number changes from returning players.
NEWCOMERS
NumberName PositionYear0Jeffrey M’baDLJunior0Jayden Dixon-VealWRJunior1Hudson CardQBJunior1Markevious BrownCBRS Junior2Salim Turner-MuhammadCB5th year7Jahmal EdrineWRRS Sophomore12Braxton MyersCBRS Freshman13Derrick Rogers Jr.ATHFreshman13Jaron TibbsWRFreshman14Jake WilsonQBFreshman15Will HeldtOLBFreshman15Ryan BrowneQBFreshman16Marquis WilsonCBRS Senior17Arhmad BranchATHFreshman18Bennett MeredithQBRS Freshman19Botros AlisandroDBSophomore20Bishop JohnsonRBRS Sophomore20Winston BerglundS/LBFreshman22Owen DavisLBFreshman23Mondrell DeanATHFreshman23Ethon ColeDBFreshman24Anthony BrownDBRS Freshman25Elijah JacksonRBFreshman25Zion GunnDBFreshman27Zeke WiliamsCBRS Freshman29Christian WomackRBFreshman31Dillon ThienemanDBFreshman35Malik LanghamDL6th year37Joey SumlinLBFreshman43Landon HeardDBFreshman44Daniel HawthorneLSSenior52Preston NicholsOL6th year57Tom EwingOLFreshman64Ben FarrellOL6th year68Jimmy ListonOLFreshman74Luke GriffinOLRS Senior75Jalen GrantOLSenior76Ethan TrentOLFreshman78Bakyne ColyOLSophomore80Ryne ShackelfordWRFreshman81George BurhennTEFreshman83Andrew AdkisonWRFreshman85Luke JonesWRFreshman87Maddix Bogunia-BrightWRFreshman93Isaiah NicholsDEGraduate97Jamarrion HarklessDTFreshman98Drake CarlsonDLFreshman
NUMBER CHANGES
NameNew numberPrevious numberPositionKydran Jenkins444OLBOC Brothers820ILBAntonio Stevens1135DBZion Steptoe1283WRWill Heldt1598OLBKyle Adams1921QBAndre Oben7276OLMahamane Moussa7764OLPrince James Boyd Jr.9993DL
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