2024 Purdue preseason football roster
Quarterbacks
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 1 | Hudson Card | RS Senior | 6-3 | 210 | Austin, Texas (Texas) |
| 5 | Marcos Davila | Freshman | 6-3 | 244 | Midland, Texas (Midland Legacy HS) |
| 14 | Jake Wilson* | RS Freshman | 6-2 | 200 | Trophy Club, Texas (Byron Nelson) |
| 15 | Ryan Browne | RS Freshman | 6-4 | 210 | Clarkston, Mich. (Venice) |
| 17 | Christian Gelov* | RS Senior | 6-0 | 178 | Noblesville, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) |
| 18 | Bennett Meredith | RS Sophomore | 6-3 | 200 | Hoover, Ala. (Arizona State) |
| 20 | Carson Kitchel* | Freshman | 6-2 | 193 | West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) |
Running backs
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 3 | Jaheim Merriweather | Freshman | 6-2 | 210 | Jackson, Tenn. (Bearden) |
| 23 | Reggie Love III | RS Senior | 5-11 | 215 | St. Louis, Mo. (Illinois) |
| 28 | Addai Lewellen* | RS Sophomore | 5-8 | 181 | Royal Center, Ind. (Pioneer) |
| 33 | Elijah Jackson* | RS Freshman | 5-10 | 191 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) |
| 34 | Antonio Harris* | Freshman | 6-0 | 188 | Chandler, Ind. (Castle) |
| 45 | Devin Mockobee | RS Junior | 6-0 | 207 | Boonville, Ind. (Boonville) |
Receivers
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 0 | Jayden Dixon-Veal | Senior | 6-0 | 190 | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (College of San Mateo, Calif.) |
| 2 | Luke Jones* | RS Freshman | 6-0 | 168 | Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield) |
| 4 | Kam Brown | Sixth-year | 6-1 | 185 | Colleyville, Texas (UCLA) |
| 6 | Arhmad Branch | RS Freshman | 6-0 | 180 | Festus, Mo. (Festus) |
| 7 | Jahmal Edrine | RS Junior | 6-3 | 215 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Florida Atlantic) |
| 8 | De’Nylon Morrissette | RS Sophomore | 6-1 | 200 | Stone Mountain, Ga. (Georgia) |
| 9 | CJ Smith | RS Sophomore | 6-3 | 195 | Apopka, Fla. (Georgia) |
| 10 | Jesse Watson | Freshman | 5-9 | 160 | St. Louis, Mo. (East St. Louis HS) |
| 11 | Tra’Mar Harris | Freshman | 6-1 | 182 | Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods HS) |
| 12 | Leland Smith | Sophomore | 6-4 | 219 | Houston, Texas (Fullerton, Calif., JC) |
| 13 | Jaron Tibbs | Sophomore | 6-3 | 214 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) |
| 16 | Shamar Rigby | Freshman | 6-3 | 187 | St. Petersburg, Fla. (Clearwater Central Catholic) |
| 26 | Andrew Sowinski | 5th Senior | 6-0 | 205 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Chatard) |
| 80 | Ryne Shackelford | RS Freshman | 6-0 | 175 | Elyria, Ohio (Keystone) |
| 83 | Andrew Adkison* | RS Freshman | 6-0 | 190 | Mountain View, Calif. (St. Francis) |
| 84 | Nolan Buckman* | RS Freshman | 5-11 | 191 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit) |
| 87 | Adam Kidder* | RS Freshman | 5-11 | 204 | Royal Oak, Mich. (Milford Academy, N.Y.) |
| 88 | Donovan Hamilton | Freshman | 6-3 | 215 | Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) |
Tight ends
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 19 | Tayvion Galloway | Freshman | 6-5 | 235 | Chillicothe, Ohio (Pickerington Central) |
| 41 | Ben Furtney* (FB) | RS Senior | 6-0 | 240 | South Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles North) |
| 81 | George Burhenn | Sophomore | 6-5 | 220 | McCordsville, Ind. (Mt. Vernon) |
| 82 | Drew Biber | RS Junior | 6-5 | 245 | Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg) |
| 86 | Max Klare | RS Sophomore | 6-4 | 240 | Guilford, Ind. (St. Xavier, Ohio) |
| 89 | Luke Klare* | Freshman | 6-6 | 230 | Guilford, Ind. (St. Xavier, Ohio) |
| 90 | James Hardy* | Freshman | 6-2 | 225 | Fort Wayne, Ind. (New Haven) |
Offensive linemen
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 50 | John Randle, Jr. | Freshman | 6-4 | 290 | Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake) |
| 52 | Rod Green | RS Junior | 6-5 | 330 | Springfield, Ohio (Coffeyville, Kan. C.C.) |
| 53 | Gus Hartwig | Fifth-year | 6-5 | 305 | Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) |
| 54 | Luke Griffin | Fifth-year | 6-5 | 340 | Chatworth, Ga. (Missouri) |
| 55 | DJ Wingfield | RS Senior | 6-4 | 316 | Los Angeles, Calif. (New Mexico) |
| 57 | Tom Ewing* | RS Freshman | 6-2 | 295 | Westfield, Ind. (Westfield) |
| 59 | Thomas Tinsley* | RS Freshman | 6-6 | 268 | Dyer, Ind. (Lake Central) |
| 61 | Aaron Roberts* | RS Junior | 6-4 | 301 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Cardinal Ritter) |
| 63 | Marcus Mbow | RS Junior | 6-5 | 300 | Milwaukee, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) |
| 65 | Jordan King | Freshman | 6-3 | 302 | Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side) |
| 66 | Anthony Boswell* | Freshman | 6-2 | 293 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) |
| 67 | Drew Woodruff* | RS Sophomore | 6-3 | 300 | Louisville, Ky. (Trinity) |
| 68 | Jimmy Liston | RS Freshman | 6-3 | 305 | Hinsdale, Ill. (IMG Academy) |
| 70 | Max Parrott | Freshman | 6-4 | 311 | Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek) |
| 71 | Corey Stewart | RS Senior | 6-6 | 318 | Nashville, Tenn. (Ball State) |
| 72 | Jaden Ball | Freshman | 6-5 | 300 | Carroll, Ohio (Bloom-Carroll HS) |
| 73 | Jaekwon Bouldin | Junior | 6-6 | 345 | Canton, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.) |
| 74 | Joshua Sales, Jr. | RS Junior | 6-6 | 320 | South Bend, Ind. (Indiana) |
| 75 | Jalen Grant | 5th-year Senior | 6-3 | 285 | Chicago, Ill. (Bowling Green) |
| 76 | Ethan Trent* | RS Freshman | 6-2 | 290 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
| 77 | Mahamane Moussa | RS Junior | 6-4 | 300 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) |
| 78 | Bakyne Coly | Junior | 6-7 | 302 | Farmington, Mich. (Lawrence Tech) |
| 79 | Joey Tanona | RS Sophomore | 6-5 | 304 | Zionsville, Ind. (Notre Dame) |
Rush ends
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 8 | CJ Madden | RS Sophomore | 6-4 | 263 | Ellenwood, Ga. (Georgia) |
| 15 | Will Heldt | Sophomore | 6-6 | 265 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
| 17 | Shitta Sillah | Sixth-year | 6-4 | 251 | Somerset, N.J. (Boston College) |
| 23 | Trey Smith | RS Freshman | 6-4 | 245 | Apopka, Fla. (Illinois) |
| 47 | Jamari Payne | Freshman | 6-2 | 272 | Auburn, Ala. (Loachapoka) |
| 93 | Albert Schwartz* | Freshman | 6-5 | 209 | Lafayette, Ind. (Central Catholic) |
| 96 | Logan Jellison* | Freshman | 6-5 | 245 | Elkhart, Ind. (Elkhart) |
| 99 | Jireh Ojata | Fifth-year | 6-4 | 267 | Carmel, Ind. (Franklin College) |
Defensive linemen
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 0 | Jeffrey M’ba | Senior | 6-6 | 302 | Libreville, Gabon (Auburn) |
| 9 | Joe Strickland | RS Sophomore | 6-4 | 289 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit) |
| 18 | Demeco Kennedy | Freshman | 6-2 | 291 | Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) |
| 34 | Damarjhe Lewis | RS Senior | 6-3 | 300 | Griffin, Ga. (Indiana) |
| 55 | Jamarius “Spider” Dinkins | RS Junior | 6-5 | 280 | Columbus, Ohio (Kentucky) |
| 56 | Reese Hill* | Freshman | 6-3 | 293 | Greenfield, Ind. (Central) |
| 85 | Caleb Irving | Freshman | 6-1 | 298 | Glenn Heights, Texas (Parish Episcopal) |
| 91 | Cole Brevard (NT) | RS Senior | 6-3 | 333 | Carmel, Ind. (Penn State) |
| 92 | Mo Omonode (NT) | Junior | 6-0 | 286 | West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) |
| 94 | Elijah Taylor* | Freshman | 6-2 | 252 | Noblesville, Ind. (Guerin Catholic) |
| 95 | Joe Anderson | Sixth-year | 6-4 | 290 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. (South Carolina) |
| 97 | Jamarrion Harkless (NT) | RS Freshman | 6-3 | 346 | Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) |
| 98 | Drake Carlson (NT) | RS Freshman | 6-3 | 290 | Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan) |
Inside linebackers
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 4 | Kydran Jenkins | 5th Senior | 6-1 | 253 | Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County) |
| 14 | Yanni Karlaftis | RS Junior | 6-3 | 235 | West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) |
| 20 | Winston Berglund | RS Freshman | 6-2 | 235 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
| 22 | Owen Davis | Sophomore | 6-3 | 245 | Richwood, Ohio (North Union) |
| 37 | Joey Sumlin* | RS Freshman | 6-1 | 222 | Tucson, Ariz. (IMG Academy) |
| 40 | Hudson Miller* | RS Sophomore | 6-0 | 235 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) |
| 42 | Cooper Kitchel* | Freshman | 6-2 | 203 | West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) |
| 51 | Landon Drennan* | Freshman | 6-2 | 215 | Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield) |
Defensive backs
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 1 | Markevious Brown (CB) | Senior | 5-11 | 176 | Pahokee, Fla. (Ole Miss) |
| 2 | Nyland Green (CB) | RS Junior | 6-1 | 186 | Covington, Ga. (Georgia) |
| 3 | Derrick Rogers, Jr. (CB) | Sophomore | 6-1 | 175 | Orlando, Fla. (Jones) |
| 5 | Luke Williams (S) | Freshman | 5-11 | 168 | Naperville, Ill. (North) |
| 6 | Smiley Bradford (S) | Freshman | 6-0 | 195 | St. Louis, Mo. (East St. Louis HS) |
| 7 | Salim Turner-Muhammad (S/CB) | Graduate | 6-0 | 195 | Corona, N.Y. (Stanford) |
| 10 | Kyndrich Breedlove (CB/S) | RS Junior | 5-11 | 185 | Nashville, Tenn. (Colorado) |
| 11 | Antonio Stevens (S) | RS Senior | 6-2 | 217 | Nashville, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) |
| 12 | Tarrion Grant (CB) | Freshman | 6-2 | 197 | Sumter, S.C. (Siegel, Tenn.) |
| 13 | Koy Beasley (S) | Freshman | 5-10 | 187 | Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle) |
| 16 | Hudauri Hines (CB) | Freshman | 6-1 | 203 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central) |
| 19 | Botros Alisandro (CB) | Junior | 6-1 | 186 | Manchester, N.H. (Snow JC, Utah) |
| 21 | D’Mon Marable (S) | Freshman | 6-0 | 205 | Knoxville, Tenn. (Clinton) |
| 24 | Anthony Brown (S) | RS Sophomore | 6-0 | 195 | Detroit, Mich. (Arkansas) |
| 25 | Ty Hudkins (S) | Freshman | 5-11 | 197 | Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Central) |
| 27 | Zeke Williams* (S) | RS Sophomore | 5-10 | 190 | Naperville, Ill. (Northern Illinois) |
| 29 | Earl Kulp (CB) | Freshman | 6-0 | 187 | Canton, Ohio (St. Thomas Aquinas, Miami, Fla.) |
| 31 | Dillon Thieneman (S) | Sophomore | 6-0 | 207 | Westfield, Ind. (Westfield) |
| 32 | Joseph Jefferson II (S) | RS Sophomore | 6-0 | 190 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) |
| 38 | Luke Pettaway* | RS Freshman | 6-0 | 185 | Naperville, Ind. (North) |
| 43 | Landon Heard* | RS Freshman | 5-11 | 195 | Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos) |
| 44 | Ayden Murray* | Freshman | 5-10 | 176 | Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) |
| 46 | Sterling Smith* (S) | Sophomore | 6-1 | 192 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Holy Cross) |
| 49 | Isaiah Needam* | Freshman | 6-0 | 187 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian) |
Specialists
| No. | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Home town (former school) |
| 30 | Keelan Crimmins (P) | Junior | 6-3 | 223 | Spotswood, Australia (Mississippi State) |
| 35 | Spencer Porath (K) | Freshman | 5-11 | 201 | Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg) |
| 36 | RJ Lopez* (K) | Sixth-year | 5-11 | 180 | Huntington Beach, Calif. (UCLA) |
| 39 | Ben Freehill* (K) | Sixth-year | 6-1 | 195 | Gibson City, Ill. (Oklahoma State) |
| 43 | Claud Strnad* (LS) | RS Freshman | 6-3 | 230 | Loyola Academy, Ill. (Illinois State) |
| 44 | Nick Levy (LS) | Junior | 5-10 | 230 | Ashburn, Va. (William & Mary) |
| 48 | Bennett Boehnlein* (P) | Sophomore | 6-3 | 220 | Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) |
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