Purdue shuffled a few deck chairs this week.
Depth Chart vs Illinois
Note: Strikethrough indicates a change from the previous depth chart.
Offense
QB
#1 Hudson Card – Sr. – 6’3”, 210
#15 Ryan Browne – R-Fr. – 6’4”, 210
#5 Marcos Davila – Fr. – 6’3”, 244
RB
#45 Devin Mockobee – Jr. – 6’0”, 207
or
# 23 Reggie Love – Sr. – 5’11”, 215
#3 Jaheim Merriweather – Fr. – 6’2”, 210
WR
# 16 Shamar Rigby – Fr. – 6’3”, 187
#7 Jahmal Edrine – Jr. – 6’3”, 215
# 16 Shamar Rigby – Fr. – 6’3”, 187
#12 Leland Smith – So. – 6’4”, 219
WR
#13 Jaron Tibbs – So. – 6’3”, 214
# 26 Andrew Sowinski – Sr. – 6’0”, 205
WR
#8 De’Nylon Morrissette – So. – 6’1”, 200
#4 Kam Brown – Sr. – 6’1”, 185
or
#0 Jayden Dixon-Veal – Sr. – 6’0, 190
TE
# 86 Max Klare – So. – 6’4”, 240
#82 Drew Biber – Jr. – 6’5”, 245
LT
#71 Corey Stewart – Sr. – 6’6”, 318
Joshua Sales Jr. – Jr. – 6’6”, 320
#79 Joey Tanona – So. – 6’5”, 304
LG
Mahamane Moussa – Jr. – 6’4”, 300
Joey Tanona – So. – 6’5”, 304
Luke Griffin – Sr. – 6’5”, 340
C
Gus Hartwig – Sr. – 6’5”, 305
Jalen Grant – Sr. – 6’3”, 285
RG
DJ Wingfield – Sr. – 6’4”, 316
Jadon Ball – Fr. – 6’5”, 300
or
Luke Griffin – Sr. – 6’5”, 340
RT
Marcus Mbow – Jr. – 6’5”, 300
Bakyne Coly – Jr. – 6’7”, 302
Notes
- Jahmal Edrine takes over for Shamar Rigby at the boundary wide receiver.
- Joey Tanona moves from back up left guard to back up left tackle.
- Josh Sales drops off the depth chart at left tackle.
- Wide receiver C.J. Smith is still out with injury. Will he play this season?
Defense
DL
# 0 Jeffrey M’Ba – Sr. – 6’6”, 302
#18 Demeco Kennedy – Fr. – 6’2, 291
DL
#91 Cole Brevard – Sr. – 6’3”, 333
or
#92 Mo Omonode – Jr. – 6’0”, 286
#97 Jamarrion Harkless – R.Fr. – 6’3”, 346
DL
#95 Joe Anderson – Sr. – 6’4”, 290
or
#34 Damarjhe Lewis – Jr. – 6’3”, 300
Jamarius Dinkins – Jr. – 6’5”, 280
Rush
#15 Will Heldt – So. – 6’6”, 265
#99 Jireh Ojata – Sr. – 6’4”, 267
LB
#4 Kydran Jenkins – Sr. – 6’1”, 253
#20 Winston Berglund – R-Fr – 6’2”, 235
LB
#14 Yanni Karlaftis – Jr. – 6’3”, 235
#40 Hudson Miller – So. – 6’0”, 235
Rush
#17 Shitta Sillah – Sr. – 6’4”, 251
#23 Trey Smith – R-Fr – 6’4”, 245
DB
#19 Bostros Alisandro – Jr. 6’1”, 186
#29 Earl Kulp – Fr. – 6’0”, 187
#16 Hudauri Hines – 6’1”, 203
DB
#31 Dillon Thieneman – So. – 6’0”, 207
#24 Anthony Brown – So. – 6’0”, 195
DB
#11 Antonio Stevens – Sr. – 6’2”, 217
#32 Joseph Jefferson – So. – 6’0”, 190
DB
#10 Kyndrich Breedlove – Jr. – 5’11, 185
#13 Koy Beasley – Fr. – 5’10”, 187
DB
#2 Nyland Green – Jr. – 6’1”, 185
#12 Tarrion Grant – Fr. – 6’2”, 197
Notes
- Bostros Alisandro remains the top choice at the field corner position.
- Jenkins started at rush end against Wisconsin over Silah, that’s not indicated on the official depth chart this week.
- Joseph Jefferson started in place of Antonio Stevens last week, another change not indicated on the official depth chart this week.
- Karlaftis started in place of Jenkins at middle linebacker last week. Jenkins is listed at the starter at linebacker again this week.
Special Teams
K
#35 Spencer Porath – Fr. 5’11”, 201
KO
#39 Ben Freehill – Sr. 6’1”, 195
P
#30 Keelan Crimmins – Jr. 6’3”, 223
#48 Bennett Boehnlein – So. 6’3”, 220
KR
# 23 Reggie Love – Sr. – 5’11”, 215
#45 Devin Mockobee – Jr. – 6’0”, 207
KR
#33 Elijah Jackson – R.-Fr. 5’10”, 191
#12 Leland Smith – So. 6’4”, 219
PR
#31 Dillon Thieneman – So. 6’0”, 207
#26 Andrew Sowinski – Sr. 6’0”, 203
Notes
Thieneman is still listed as the starting punt returner despite his nightmare game against Wisconsin.
Overall
The good news, for the very little it’s worth, is Purdue remains relatively healthy heading into the game.