Purdue TE Max Klare commits to Ohio State: Tracking the movement

As Purdue players enter and withdraw from the transfer portal, GoldandBlack.com will update this story with the latest news.

DECEMBER 23, 2024

• TE Max Klare commits to Ohio State.
• CB Nyland Green enters the portal. He made 23 tackles in eight games with five starts.
• WR CJ Smith enters the portal. He played in just three games due to injury, making six catches.

DECEMBER 22, 2024

• S Koy Beasley commits to Miami (Ohio).
• WR Shamar Rigby commits to Oklahoma State.
• CB Derrick Rogers commits to Florida Atlantic.

DECEMBER 21, 2024

• OL Jalen Grant commits to N.C. State.

DECEMBER 20, 2024

• LB Yanni Karlaftis commits to Northwestern.
• WR Tra’Mar Harris withdrew from portal.
• WR Jahmal Edrine commits to Virginia.
• QB Marcos Davila committed to Nebraska.
• DE Jamari Payne withdrew from portal.
• TE Tayvion Galloway committed to Middle Tennessee.
• OL Anthony Boswell, a walk on, commits to Toledo.

DECEMBER 19, 2024

• DE Will Heldt commits to Clemson.
• DL Jamarius Dinkins entered the portal. He transferred from Kentucky prior to 2024, playing in seven games and making eight tackles.
• QB Ryan Browne commits to North Carolina.

DECEMBER 18, 2024

• S Joseph Jefferson commits to Western Michigan.
• WR Jaron Tibbs commits to Kansas State.
• CB Tarrion Grant commits to Texas Tech.
• RB Elijah Jackson commits to Ball State.

DECEMBER 15, 2004

• DL Damarjhe Lewis has entered the portal. He played 19 games in three seasons at Purdue, finishing with 22 tackles and 4 TFLs. Lewis began his career at Indiana in 2020. He has one year of eligibility as a grad transfer.

• OL Anthony Boswell commits to Toledo.

DECEMBER 14, 2024

• S Dillion Theineman commits to Oregon. He entered the portal on Dec. 4.
• NT Cole Brevard commits to Texas. He entered the portal on Dec. 3.

DECEMBER 13, 2024

• WR Jahmal Edrine has entered the portal. He played in 10 games–starting the final eight–in 2024, making 23 catches for 365 yards and two TDs. Edrine missed 2023 with a knee injury after transferring from Florida Atlantic.
• CB Botros Alisandro has entered the portal. The former JC transfer played in 11 games with four starts in 2024, making 25 tackles with three PBUs. Alisandro played in 12 games with a start in 2023, making 25 tackles with an interception.
• WR Arhmad Branch has withdrawn from the portal. He had entered Dec. 2.
• OL Aaron Roberts entered the portal. He’s a walk-on with one year of eligibility.

DECEMBER 12, 2024

• LS Nick Levy has withdrawn from the portal after entering Dec. 6.
• RB Elijah Jackson entered the portal. A walk-on, he played in 11 games in 2024 and averaged 18.1 yards on 8 kickoff returns. Jackson also ran 6 times for 97 yards with a 69-yard TD jaunt while catching two passes.
• TE Drew Biber committed Minnesota.

DECEMBER 11, 2024

• S Sterling Smith withdrew from the portal. He is a walk-on.

DECEMBER 10, 2024

• P Keelan Crimmins has hit the portal. The Aussie was consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten. Crimmins ranked fourth in the Big Ten with a 44.9-yard average in 2024. His 64 punts led the Big Ten.
• OL Jalen Grant has entered the portal. He came to Purdue in 2023 and started 12 games. He worked as a reserve in 2024. Grant began his career at Bowling Green.

DECEMBER 9, 2024

• DB Kyndrich Breedlove entered the portal, per Rivals.com. He arrived to Purdue in 2024 after stops at Ole Miss and Colorado. Breedlove started all 12 games, recording 40 tackles and three of the team’s four interceptions.

DECEMBER 6, 2024

• DB Tarrion Grant has entered the portal. He played in 11 games as a true freshman, making 13 tackles and breaking up a pair of passes.
• TE Max Klare is in the portal. Klare played in all 12 games this season, finishing the year with team-highs of 51 receptions, 685 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He was third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches.
• WR Tra’Mar Harris is in the portal. He didn’t contribute as a true freshman in 2024.
• DE Will Heldt has entered the portal. He became a key figure at rush end in two seasons at Purdue. The Carmel, Ind., native was fourth on the team with 56 tackles in 2024. He also had 10 TFLs and 5.0 sacks, making 12 starts. Heldt was honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches. Heldt played in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2023, making 12 stops.
• LS Nick Levy hopped in the portal. He arrived in the offseason from William & Mary, proving to be one of Purdue’s better portal additions. Levy was honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches.
• S Joseph Jefferson has entered the portal. He played in 12 games with two starts in 2024.
• S Sterling Smith entered the portal. He came to Purdue in 2024 as a walk-on from Holy Cross via the portal.

DECEMBER 5, 2024

• WR Jaron Tibbs will enter the portal. He played in 20 games over the past two seasons, catching 30 passes for 347 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Two years of eligibility remain.
• QB Marcos Davila will enter the portal, per 247Sports. He didn’t play a snap as a true freshman in 2024.
• WR Leland Smith has hit the portal. He made five catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns after arriving from a JC last offseason.

DECEMBER 4, 2024

• S Dillon Thieneman entered the transfer portal per On3’s Pete Nakos. A Freshman All-American in 2023, Thieneman recorded 210 tackles in two seasons for Purdue, intercepting six passes. He started all 24 games for the Boilermakers.
• TE Drew Biber is in the portal per On3’s Pete Nakos. He played in 35 games at Purdue, catching 15 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown.
• DL Jamari Payne took to X to announce his intention to enter the portal. A member of the Class of 2024, Payne did not play in a game this fall. Four years of eligibility remain.

DECEMBER 3, 2024

• NT Cole Brevard is in the portal. He was a key member of the d-line, anchoring the interior. Brevard started 11 games in 2024, making 19 stops with 5.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks. He started 23 games overall for the Boilermakers after arriving in 2022 as a transfer from Penn State.
• QB Ryan Browne hits the portal, according to 247Sports. He started two games (at Illinois; vs. Oregon) as a redshirt freshman in 2024 and played in eight, hitting 56 percent of his passes for 532 yards, four TDs and two interceptions. Browne also ran for 155 yards. He played in one game in 2023, notching 104 passing yards and 85 rush yards at Northwestern.

DECEMBER 2, 2024

• S Koy Beasley plans to enter the transfer portal per 247Sports. He saw very limited action in his true freshman season after arriving as a four-star recruit.
• WR Arhmad Branch announced his intention to enter the transfer portal. His lone carry at Purdue proved memorable, as he scored a touchdown in overtime at Illinois.
• LB Yanni Karlaftis will enter the transfer portal after four years in the old gold and black. He spent the past two years as a regular contributor to the linebacking corps, making 117 tackles for the Boilermakers.
• OL Mahamane Moussa will spend his final season of eligibility elsewhere. The Indianapolis native started regularly over the past three years with 30 career starts across the O-line.
• CB Derrick Rogers Jr. hopped in the portal after two seasons at Purdue. He saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman but earned limited snaps as a sophomore.
• OL Anthony Boswell hit the portal. The true freshman walk-on didn’t play in 2024.

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

• TE Tayvion Galloway posted on X that he plans to enter the transfer portal after just one season at Purdue. He recorded no stats.