Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten
2-10 (0-9 conf)
SP+ #90
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- -6.1 (#90)
- SP+ Offense
- 21.9
- SP+ Defense
- 29.9
- SRS
- -1.6
- FPI
- -4.8
- Elo
- 1227
- Talent
- 688
- Recruiting
- 147 (#99)
Schedule
record 2–10
Schedule
5th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
10th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
5th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsBall State | -23 | 31-0 | +31 | W |
| 2 | vsSouthern Illinois | FCS | 34-17 | +17 | W |
| 3 | vsUSC | +16.9 | 17-33 | -16 | L |
| 4 | @Notre Dame | +24.4 | 30-56 | -26 | L |
| 6 | vsIllinois | +12.9 | 27-43 | -16 | L |
| 7 | @Minnesota | +1.5 | 20-27 | -7 | L |
| 8 | @Northwestern | +5.8 | 0-19 | -19 | L |
| 9 | vsRutgers | +1 | 24-27 | -3 | L |
| 10 | @Michigan | +12.4 | 16-21 | -5 | L |
| 11 | vsOhio State | +30.1 | 10-34 | -24 | L |
| 12 | @Washington | +18.4 | 13-49 | -36 | L |
| 14 | vsIndiana | +32.4 | 3-56 | -53 | L |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 121
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Ryan Browne | SO | 6'4" | 210 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Malachi Singleton | SO | 6'1" | 235 | ★★★★ |
| QB | — | Evans Chuba | FR | 6'4" | 220 | — |
| QB | — | Garyt Odom | FR | 6'2" | 187 | — |
| QB | — | Bennett Meredith | JR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Devin Mockobee | SR | 6'0" | 202 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Antonio Harris | SO | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Malachi Thomas | SR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| RB | 4th | Jaron Thomas | FR | 6'0" | 210 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Addai Lewellen | SR | 5'8" | 180 | — |
| RB | 6th | Jaheim Merriweather | SO | 6'2" | 215 | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Carter Holsworth | FR | 6'0" | 215 | — |
Wide Receivers · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Michael Jackson III | SR | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Nitro Tuggle | SO | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | EJ Horton Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Corey Smith | SO | 6'1" | 185 | — |
| WR | 5th | Arhmad Branch | SO | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Jesse Watson | FR | 5'9" | 172 | — |
| WR | 7th | Chauncey Magwood | SR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
| WR | 8th | Charles Ross | SR | 6'1" | 165 | — |
| WR | 9th | Tra'Mar Harris | FR | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | De'Nylon Morrissette | JR | 6'1" | 203 | ★★★★ |
| WR | — | Jalil Hall | FR | 6'4" | 202 | ★★★★ |
| WR | — | David Washington | FR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Quinn Rosenkranz | FR | 5'8" | 170 | — |
| WR | — | Roman Mercado | FR | 5'10" | 205 | — |
| WR | — | Andrew Adkison | SO | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| WR | — | Nolan Buckman | SO | 5'11" | 190 | — |
| WR | — | Landon Gilmore | FR | 5'10" | 160 | — |
| WR | — | AJ Richardson | FR | 5'9" | 177 | — |
Tight Ends · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Rico Walker | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | George Burhenn | SO | 6'5" | 235 | — |
| TE | 3rd | Christian Moore | SR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Luca Puccinelli | FR | 6'6" | 260 | — |
| TE | 5th | Christian Earls | SR | 6'8" | 280 | — |
| TE | — | Jon Grimmett | FR | 6'5" | 230 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Jackson Berryman | FR | 6'8" | 250 | — |
| TE | — | Luke Klare | FR | 6'6" | 240 | — |
| TE | — | Luke Shorter | FR | 6'7" | 253 | — |
Offensive Line · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | John Randle Jr. | FR | 6'4" | 293 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Mason Vicari | SO | 6'4" | 305 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Rocco Daly | FR | 6'0" | 267 | — |
| OL | — | Hayden Timosciek | JR | 6'8" | 280 | — |
| OL | — | Bradyn Joiner | SO | 6'2" | 310 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Tyrell Green | SO | 6'5" | 360 | — |
| OL | — | Tom Ewing | SO | 6'2" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Hank Purvis | SO | 6'5" | 360 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Giordano Vaccaro | SR | 6'3" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Jimmy Johnsen | FR | 6'4" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Drew Woodruff | JR | 6'3" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Sankeerth Veluri | FR | 6'5" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Max Parrott | FR | 6'4" | 315 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Marques Easley | FR | 6'6" | 320 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Jude McCoskey | JR | 6'8" | 325 | — |
| OL | — | Jalen St. John | SR | 6'5" | 330 | — |
| OL | — | Ethan Trent | SO | 6'2" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Marc Nave Jr. | FR | 6'4" | 350 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Bakyne Coly | SR | 6'7" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Joey Tanona | JR | 6'6" | 305 | — |
Defensive Line · 20
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Breeon Ishmail | SO | 6'4" | 270 | — |
| DE | 2nd | CJ Madden | JR | 6'4" | 275 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Trey Smith | SO | 6'4" | 255 | — |
| DE | — | Landon Brooks | FR | 6'6" | 255 | ★★★ |
| DE | — | Finn Goodman | FR | 6'4" | 230 | — |
| DE | — | Mason Alnutt | FR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DE | — | Sam Goellner | FR | 6'3" | 247 | — |
| DL | 1st | CJ Nunnally IV | SR | 6'3" | 265 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Demeco Kennedy | SO | 6'2" | 305 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Ian Jeffries | SO | 6'4" | 303 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Jamarrion Harkless | SO | 6'3" | 345 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Breylon Charles | SR | 6'3" | 272 | — |
| DL | 6th | TJ Lindsey | FR | 6'3" | 310 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Jamarius Dinkins | SR | 6'5" | 305 | — |
| DL | 8th | Marcus Moore Jr. | SO | 6'1" | 310 | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Miles Mitchell | SR | 6'4" | 250 | — |
| DL | — | Josh Burney | SR | 6'3" | 330 | — |
| DL | — | Elijah St. John | JR | 6'1" | 300 | — |
| DL | — | Jordan Cree | JR | 6'0" | 285 | — |
| DL | — | Drake Carlson | SO | 6'3" | 302 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Mani Powell | SR | 6'2" | 230 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Charles Correa | SO | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Alex Sanford Jr. | JR | 6'1" | 232 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Sanders Ellis | SO | 6'2" | 240 | — |
| LB | 5th | Winston Berglund | SO | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Jaxon Ott | FR | 6'4" | 247 | — |
| LB | — | Carson Dean | SO | 6'4" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Owen Davis | SO | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Parker Meese | FR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Joey Sumlin | SO | 6'0" | 225 | — |
| LB | — | BJ Mayes | SO | 6'0" | 205 | — |
Defensive Backs · 24
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | — | Donivan Taylor | FR | 5'8" | 170 | — |
| DB | 1st | Tahj Ra-El | SR | 6'2" | 208 | ★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Myles Slusher | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Tony Grimes | SR | 6'2" | 195 | ★★★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Hudauri Hines | SO | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 5th | Smiley Bradford | SO | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Hershey McLaurin | SR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
| DB | 7th | An'Darius Coffey | SR | 5'10" | 203 | — |
| DB | 8th | Ryan Turner | JR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 9th | Crew Wakley | SR | 6'0" | 202 | — |
| DB | 10th | Vi'Naz Cobb | FR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 11th | Traveon Wright | SO | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | 12th | Isaiah Needam | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| DB | 13th | Richard Toney Jr. | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| DB | 14th | Sterling Smith | JR | 6'1" | 198 | — |
| DB | 15th | Chalil Cummings | FR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | 16th | D'mon Marable | SO | 6'0" | 207 | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Zeke Williams | JR | 5'10" | 195 | ★★★ |
| DB | — | Maxwell Barbee | FR | 6'2" | 185 | — |
| DB | — | TD Williams | SR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| DB | — | DJ Greene | FR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| DB | — | Kaleb Richmond | SO | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| DB | — | Zyntreacs Otey | FR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| DB | — | Aveyawn Madry | JR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
Special Teams · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Luke Raab | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| LS | — | Justin Schmidt | FR | 6'1" | 233 | — |
| P | 1st | Jack McCallister | SR | 6'0" | 213 | — |
| P | — | Seth Turner | SO | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
| P | — | Sam Dubwig | FR | 6'4" | 231 | — |
| PK | 1st | Spencer Porath | SO | 5'11" | 200 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Jack Weeter | SO | 5'11" | 180 | — |
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
21.924
Off PPA
+0.1025
Pass PPA
+0.1214
Rush PPA
+0.1251
Success
42%47
Explosive
1.2244
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.10 | +0.27 |
| Passing | +0.12 | +0.43 |
| Rushing | +0.12 | +0.18 |
| 1st Down | -0.11 | +0.21 |
| 2nd Down | +0.11 | +0.31 |
| 3rd Down | +0.48 | +0.35 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
18.8
PPG Against
31.8
Differential
-13.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 2-10
- Home
- 2-5
- Away
- 0-5
- Conference
- 0-9
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 0-3
- Avg Margin
- -13.1
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-5 | 20.9 | 30.0 |
| Away | 0-5 | 15.8 | 34.4 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-7 | 16.6 | 41.7 |
| Conference | 0-9 | 14.4 | 34.3 |
| Non-conference | 2-1 | 31.7 | 24.3 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 4 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-10 | 0-9 | #90 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1-11 | 0-9 | #121 | — | — |
| 2023 | 4-8 | 3-6 | #90 | — | — |
| 2022 | 8-5 | 6-4 | #47 | — | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #35 | #25 | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 2-4 | 2-4 | #43 | — | — |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 3-6 | #64 | — | — |
| 2018 | 6-6 | 5-4 | #44 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 6-6 | 4-5 | #48 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 1-8 | #105 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #96 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #90 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 2-3 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 2-10 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 4-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-2 |
| As underdog | 4-5 |
| Home | 3-4 |
| Away | 2-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #59 · 20 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★141 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #99 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | #29 | 218 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | #68 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | #38 | 206 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | #72 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | #33 | 208 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | #25 | 225 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | #52 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2017 | #72 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2016 | #80 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #54
Returning prod 54%Departed 46%
Portal in 51net -5Out 56
Talent composite687.7 #54 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)99 / 98 / 42
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Tyrell Green | IOL | 3★ | ← Eastern Kentucky |
| ▲ | Miles Mitchell | EDGE | 3★ | ← Monmouth |
| ▲ | Ryan Turner | CB | 3★ | ← Boston College |
| ▲ | Breylon Charles | DL | 3★ | ← North Texas |
| ▼ | Max Klare | TE | 4★ | → Ohio State |
| ▼ | DJ Wingfield | IOL | 4★ | → USC |
| ▼ | Dillon Thieneman | S | 4★ | → Oregon |
| ▼ | Will Heldt | EDGE | 4★ | → Clemson |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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