Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Purdue has Thieneman and Jenkins, but who will be a breakout player for the 2024 season? Coach Walters’ defense has two stars. Dillon Thieneman, the returning All-American Safety, and Kydran Jenkins, who is moving from Rush End to Middle Linebacker. Those are two great football players at two important positions, but as you all know, … [Read more...] about Purdue Defense: Who Will “Breakout” in 2024?
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11 Days Until Purdue Football: Antonio Stevens
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK This presumed starter has had quite the meteoric rise over the course of the past two seasons. Redshirt senior defensive back Antonio Stevens arrived in West Lafayette in 2020 as a three-star recruit out of Nashville, Tennessee’s Battle Ground Academy. Though the 6’2” 217-pound Stevens is projected to be the starter at … [Read more...] about 11 Days Until Purdue Football: Antonio Stevens
11 Days Until Purdue Football: Tra’Mar Harris
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK A freshman wide receiver is your second #11 of the evening! Freshman wide receiver Tra’Mar Harris comes to West Lafayette, Indiana from Cincinnati's Winton Woods High School, where he was graded as a three-star prospect and a top-20 player in Ohio. He was graded as a top-60 receiver prospect nationally by every major … [Read more...] about 11 Days Until Purdue Football: Tra’Mar Harris
12 Days Until Purdue Football: Leland Smith
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK The Texas wideout will work to see the field this season. Player: Leland Smith Position: Wide Receiver Year: Sophomore Height: 6’4 Weight: 219 lbs 2024 Outlook: Reserve WR / Special Teamer Coming from Fullerton College in California, Leland Smith, may not be the flashiest transfer pickup for Purdue, but he’s an … [Read more...] about 12 Days Until Purdue Football: Leland Smith
13 Days Until Purdue Football: Koy Beasley & Jaron Tibbs
GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER / USA TODAY NETWORK 13 days until kick, and two future stars share the number 13. Koy Beasley Freshman Cincinati Ohio, Lasalle High School Defensive Back 5’10”, 187 2024 Projection: Depth in Secondary Beasley, a consensus 4* recruit, was the highest rated member of Purdue’s 2023 recruiting class for a reason; the dude can fly. I’m … [Read more...] about 13 Days Until Purdue Football: Koy Beasley & Jaron Tibbs