Brohm to Walters—the roster makeup
And then there were 17. That’s the number of scholarship players left from the Jeff Brohm era, which ended after the 2022 season.
Such is life in the modern world of college football, transformed forever by the transfer portal and NIL.
The turnover at Purdue has been hastened by Ryan Walters, who has been trying to flip the roster with upgrades. How much change has there been since Walters was hired in December 2022? Of the 84 scholarships currently accounted for in 2024, 67 are taken by Walters’ recruits. That leaves only 17 from the Brohm era.
In two offseasons, Walters has imported 31 scholarship players the last two offseasons from the portal (one left with eligibility after last year, Braxton Myers, three others have used their eligibility). Overall, the current roster has 30 scholarship portal additions, as three remain from the Brohm era (RE Joe Anderson, DL Damarjhe Lewis and NT Cole Brevard).
The Purdue roster also has five JC players signed by Walters. And the roster has 35 high school players signed by Walters (four already have left).
Following is a look at the composition of the 2024 Purdue roster.
Purdue 2024 roster breakdown
| Brohm players: 17 of 84 | 20% |
| Walters players: 67 of 84 | 80% |
| Portal players: 30 of 84 | 36% |
| JC players: 5 of 84 | 6% |
BROHM ERA RECRUITS (17)
| Player, Position |
| Joe Anderson, DL |
| Drew Biber, TE |
| Cole Brevard, NT |
| Gus Hartwig, C |
| Joseph Jefferson, S |
| Kydran Jenkins, ILB |
| Yanni Karlaftis, ILB |
| Max Klare, TE |
| Damarjhe Lewis, DL |
| Jimmy Liston, OL |
| Marcus Mbow, OL |
| Devin Mockobee, RB |
| Mahamane Moussa, OL |
| Mo Omonode, NT |
| Andrew Sowinski, WR |
| Antonio Stevens, S |
| Joe Strickland, DL |
WALTERS ERA RECRUITS (67)
| Player, Position |
| Botros Alisandro, CB |
| Jaden Ball, OL |
| Koy Beasley, S |
| Winston Berglund, ILB |
| Jaekwon Bouldin, OL |
| Smiley Bradford, S |
| Arhmad Branch, WR |
| Kyndrich Breedlove, CB |
| Anthony Brown, S |
| Kam Brown, WR |
| Markevious Brown, CB |
| Ryan Browne, QB |
| George Burhenn, TE |
| Hudson Card, QB |
| Drake Carlson, NT |
| Bakyne Coly, OL |
| Keelan Crimmins, P |
| Marcos Davila, QB |
| Owen Davis, ILB |
| Jamarius Dinkins, DL |
| Jayden Dixon-Veal, WR |
| Jahmal Edrine, WR |
| Tayvion Galloway, TE |
| Jalen Grant, OL |
| Tarrion Grant, CB |
| Nyland Green, CB |
| Rod Green, OL |
| Luke Griffin, OL |
| Donovan Hamilton, WR |
| Jamarrion Harkless, NT |
| Tra’Mar Harris, WR |
| Will Heldt, RE |
| Hudauri Hines, CB |
| Ty Hudkins, S |
| Demeco Kennedy, DL |
| Jordan King, OL |
| Earl Kulp, CB |
| Nick Levy, LS |
| Reggie Love, RB |
| CJ Madden, RE |
| D’Mon Marable, S |
| Jeffrey M’Ba, DL |
| Bennett Meredith, QB |
| Jaheim Merriweather, RB |
| Caleb Mitchell, DL |
| De’Nylon Morrissette, WR |
| Jireh Ojata, RE |
| Max Parrott, OL |
| Spencer Porath, K |
| Jamari Payne, RE |
| John Randle, OL |
| Shamar Rigby, WR |
| Derrick Rogers, CB |
| Joshua Sales, OL |
| Ryne Shackelford, WR |
| Shittah Sillah, RE |
| CJ Smith, WR |
| Leland Smith, WR |
| Trey Smith, RE |
| Corey Stewart, OL |
| Joey Tanona, OL |
| Jaron Tibbs, WR |
| Dillon Thieneman, S |
| Salim Turner-Muhammad, CB |
| Jesse Watson, WR |
| Luke Williams, S |
| DJ Wingfield, OL |
TRANSFERS FROM 4-YEAR SCHOOL (30)
| Player, Position, Former school |
| Joe Anderson*, DL, South Carolina |
| Kyndrich Breedlove, CB, Colorado/Ole Miss |
| Cole Brevard*, NT, Penn State |
| Anthony Brown, S, Arkansas |
| Kam Brown, WR, UCLA |
| Markevious Brown, CB, Ole Miss |
| Hudson Card, QB, Texas |
| Bakyne Coly, OL, Lawrence Tech |
| Keelan Crimmins, P, Mississippi State |
| Jamarius Dinkins, DL, Kentucky |
| Jahmal Edrine, WR, Florida Atlantic |
| Jalen Grant, OL, Bowling Green |
| Nyland Green, CB, Georgia |
| Luke Griffin, OL, Missouri |
| Nick Levy, LS, William & Mary |
| Damarjhe Lewis*, DL, Indiana |
| Reggie Love, RB, Illinois |
| CJ Madden, RE, Georgia |
| Jeffrey M’Ba, DL, Auburn |
| Bennett Meredith, QB, Arizona State |
| De’Nylon Morrissette, WR, Georgia |
| Jireh Ojata, RE, Franklin College |
| Joshua Sales, OL, Indiana |
| Shitta Sillah, RE, Boston College |
| CJ Smith, WR, Georgia |
| Trey Smith, RE, Illinois |
| Corey Stewart, OL, Ball State |
| Joey Tanona, OL, Notre Dame |
| Salim Turner-Muhammad, CB, Stanford |
| DJ Wingfield, OL, New Mexico |
*Brohm recruit
JCs (5)
| Player, Position |
| Botros Alisando, CB |
| Jaekwon Bouldin, OL |
| Jayden Dixon-Veal, WR |
| Rod Green, OL |
| Leland Smith, WR |
WALK-ON TRANSFERS (5)
| Player, Position, Former school |
| Ben Freehill*, K, Oklahoma State |
| Christian Gelov, QB, TCU |
| RJ Lopez, K, UCLA |
| Sterling Smith, S, Holy Cross |
| Zeke Williams, DB, Northern Illinois |
* Brohm recruit
