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2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, and competed as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference. This was head coach Jeff Brohm's fifth season with Purdue.

2021 Purdue Boilermakers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 48–45 OT vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrian Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJaMarcus Shephard (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRon English (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMark Hagen (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Ohio State x   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 8  
Indiana   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Minnesota   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Illinois   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Nebraska   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Northwestern   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason edit

Coaching changes edit

On December 17, 2020, Purdue announced that defensive coordinator Bob Diaco would not return to the coaching staff.[1] On January 10, 2021, the school hired Mark Hagen as defensive line coach, replacing Terrance Jamison. Hagen had coached at Purdue from 2000−10 and was most recently at Texas.[2] Later that month, Brad Lambert from Marshall was hired as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,[3] while Ron English from Florida was hired as cornerback coach.[4] In April, Jamal Adams from Navy was hired as cornerback coach. On June 16, Jeff Brohm announced that Lambert, English, and Hagen would all serve as co-defensive coordinators in addition to their regular coaching duties, with Lambert making the game-day play calls.[5] Former graduate assistants Justin Sinz and TJ McCollum would move to recruiting positions. In August, David Elson from Marian University was hired as quality control assistant and Mel Mills was hired as director of player development.[6]

Transfers edit

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2020 squad included:[7]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maliq Carr 6 Wide receiver 6'4" 230 Sophomore Oak Park, Michigan Transferred
Amad Anderson 10 Wide receiver 5'11" 170 Junior (Redshirt) Staten Island, New York Transferred
Jared Sparks 12 Wide receiver 6'1" 200 Senior (Redshirt) Geismar, Louisiana Graduate transfer
Geovonte Howard 13 Cornerback 5'11" 185 Senior Missouri City, Texas Transferred
Steven Faucheux 93 Linebacker 6'5" 272 Sophomore (Redshirt) West Chester, Ohio Transferred

Incoming

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Prev. School
Octavius Brothers 20 Offensive lineman 6'2" 210 Sophomore Brevard County, Florida Transferred Auburn
Broc Thompson 29 Wide receiver 6'3" 181 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred Marshall
Damarjhe Lewis 34 Linebacker / Defensive back 6'3" 301 Freshman (Redshirt) Griffin, Georgia Transferred Indiana
Dylan Downing 38 Running back 5'11" 212 Freshman (Redshirt) Carmel, Indiana Transferred UNLV
Tyler Witt 78 Offensive lineman 6'2" 295 Graduate Joliet, Illinois Graduate transfer Western Kentucky
Joseph Anderson 95 Defensive end 6'4" 268 Sophomore Murfreesboro, Tennessee Transferred South Carolina
C. J. McWilliams Cornerback 5'11" 164 Senior (Redshirt) Miami, Florida Graduate transfer Florida

2021 NFL Draft edit

See also: 2021 NFL Draft

Boilermakers who were picked in the 2021 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position Team
2 49 Rondale Moore Wide receiver Arizona Cardinals
4 113 Derrick Barnes Linebacker Detroit Lions

Preseason edit

Recruits edit

The Boilermakers signed a total of 16 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yanni Karlaftis
LB 		West Lafayette, IN West Lafayette High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 17, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Preston Terrell
WR 		Brownsburg, IN Brownsburg High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sep 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Deion Burks
WR 		Belleville, MI Belleville High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jah'von Grigsby
DB 		Baton Rouge, LA Scotlandville Magnet High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Zach Richards
OL 		Mooresville, IN Mooresville High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Apr 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
J. Alstott-VanDeVanter
OL 		Mooresville, IN Mooresville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jan 9, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Marcus Mbow
OL 		Wauwatosa, WI Wauwatosa East High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Dec 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Rickey Smith
DB 		Orlando, FL Jones High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Tristan Cox
LB 		Pulaski County, KY Pulaski County High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Apr 8, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Brandon Calloway
DB 		Griffin, GA Griffin High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Mar 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Ja'Quez Cross
ATH 		Fordyce, AR Fordyce High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Khordae Sydnor
DE 		New Rochelle, NY Iona Preparatory School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 25, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Mahamane Moussa
OL 		Indianapolis, IN Pike High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Aug 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Drew Biber
TE 		Cedarburg, WI Cedarburg High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Devin Mockobee
RB 		Boonville, IN Boonville High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 16, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: 
Jack Ansell
P 		Warrnambool, Australia Brauer College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 76   Rivals: 76  247Sports: 76
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Purdue Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

Schedule edit

The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

2021 Purdue Boilermakers season results
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 7:00 p.m. Oregon State*
FS1 W 30–21 53,656
September 11 3:00 p.m. at UConn*
CBSSN W 49–0 14,817
September 18 2:30 p.m. at No. 12 Notre Dame*
NBC L 13–27 74,341
September 25 3:30 p.m. Illinois
BTN W 13–9 52,840
October 2 12:00 p.m. Minnesota 
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
 BTN L 13–20 51,111
October 16 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Iowa
ABC W 24–7 69,250
October 23 3:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 25
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
 BTN L 13–30 61,320
October 30 3:30 p.m. at Nebraska
ESPN2 W 28–23 85,902
November 6 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
 ABC W 40–29 57,748
November 13 3:30 p.m. at No. 4 Ohio State No. 19
ABC L 31–59 101,009
November 20 12:00 p.m. at Northwestern
BTN W 32–14 31,500
November 27 3:30 p.m. Indiana
FS1 W 44–7 61,320
December 30 3:00 p.m. vs. Tennessee*
ESPN W 48–45 OT 69,489

Roster edit

2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Milton Wright Jr
QB 1 Michael Alaimo   Fr
WR 2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen     Fr
WR 3 David Bell Jr
WR 8 TJ Sheffield RSo
WR 9 Mershawn Rice   RSo
QB 11 Jack Albers RSo
QB 12 Austin Burton RSr
QB 13 Jack Plummer RJr
QB 16 Aidan O'Connell RSr
QB 17 Christian Gelov   Fr
WR 18 Deion Burks Fr
QB 21 Andrew Hobson   Fr
RB 22 King Doerue Jr
WR 25 Marcellus Moore   Fr
WR 26 Andrew Sowinski   Fr
RB 28 Ja’Quez Cross Fr
WR 29 Broc Thompson Jr
RB 32 Zac Tuinei   Fr
WR 33 Jackson Anthrop   Sr
WR 34 Ben Van Noord Fr
WR 35 Hayden Parise Fr
RB 37 Caleb Lahey   Fr
RB 38 Dylan Downing   Fr
RB 39 Will Chapman RSo
RB 40 Zander Horvath RSr
RB 45 Devin Mockobee Fr
TE 48 Kyle Bilodeau RSo
OL 53 Gus Hartwig So
OL 54 Josh Kaltenberger   Fr
OL 59 Dave Monnot III RSo
OL 61 Aaron Roberts Fr
OL 62 Ben Kuhns RSo
OL 63 Marcus Mbow Fr
OL 64 Mahamane Moussa Fr
OL 65 Jaelin Alstott-VanDeVanter Fr
OL 67 Gus German   Fr
OL 68 Cam Craig RSo
OL 69 Greg Long   Sr
OL 70 Zach Richards Fr
OL 71 Nalin Fox   Fr
OL 72 Sam Garvin RSr
OL 74 Eric Miller RJr
OL 75 Spencer Holstege RSo
OL/DL 77 DJ Washington   RSr
OL 78 Tyler Witt GS
OL 79 Jared Bycznski   Fr
WR 80 Camdyn Childers RSo
WR 81 Collin Sullivan   Fr
TE 82 Drew Biber Fr
TE 83 Jack Cravaack   RJr
WR 84 Preston Terrell Fr
WR 85 Alex Maxwell   Fr
WR 86 Kory Taylor RJr
TE 87 Payne Durham RJr
TE 88 Garrett Miller RSo
TE 89 Paul Piferi RSo
TE 91 Ben Buechel   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Dedrick Mackey RSr
S 4 Marvin Grant RSo
DE 5 George Karlaftis Jr
LB/S 6 Jalen Graham Jr
CB 7 Jamari Brown Jr
S 10 Cam Allen Jr
S 12 Jah’von Grigsby Fr
LB 14 Yanni Karlaftis Fr
DE 15 DaMarcus Mitchell Sr
S 17 Chris Jefferson Sr
LB 20 OC Brothers So
S 21 Sanoussi Kane So
CB 23 Cory Trice   RJr
CB 24 Nyles Beverly RSo
CB 26 Brandon Calloway Fr
CB 27 Anthony Romphf   Fr
CB 29 Rickey Smith Fr
S 30 Ryan Brandt So
S 32 Elijah Ball RJr
DT 34 Damarjhe Lewis   Fr
S 35 Antonio Stevens So
LB 36 Jaylan Alexander Sr
LB 37 Jacob Wahlberg RSo
CB 40 Hayden Ellinger   Fr
LB 41 Khali Saunders RSo
LB 42 Clyde Washington So
LB 43 Kieren Douglas RSr
DE 44 Kydran Jenkins   Fr
DE 45 Byron Hubbard II RJr
LB 46 Ben Furtney   Fr
DT 47 Jeff Marks RJr
DE 48 Tristan Cox Fr
S 49 Zane Greene RJr
DE 50 Sulaiman Kpaka RSo
LB 54 Ben Kreul   Fr
DE 56 Khordae Sydnor Fr
DT 58 Branson Deen RJr
DT 90 Lawrence Johnson RJr
DE 91 Dontay Hunter II RSo
DT 92 Bryce Austin Fr
DT 93 PrinceJames Boyd Jr   Fr
LB 94 Robert McWilliams III RSr
DE 95 Joe Anderson So
LB 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki     Sr
DT 98 Greg Hudgins III   Fr
DE 99 Jack Sullivan RJr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 24 Mitchell Fineran GS
P 28 Zac Collins RSr
P 30 Jack Ansell Fr
LS 31 Nick Zecchino RSr
K 39 Ben Freehill So
K 41 Caleb Krockover   Fr
P 47 Brendan Cropsey   Fr
LS 51 Nick Taylor   Fr
K 57 Chris Van Eekeren RSo
K 84 Edward Dellinger   Fr
LS 96 Hunter MacDonald RSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Marty Biagi (Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant)
  • Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Brad Lambert (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Ron English (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Secondary)
  • Mark Hagen (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line)
  • JaMarcus Shephard (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
  • James Adams (Cornerbacks)
  • Chris Barclay (Running Backs)
  • Neil Callaway (Assistant Offensive Line)
  • Dale Williams (Offensive Line / Tight Ends)
  • Ryan Wallace (Offense / Special Teams Assistant)
  • Greg Brohm (Executive Director of Football Administration and Operations / Chief of Staff)
  • JMichael Jonard (Quality Control)
  • Domenic Reno (Director of Football Strength & Conditioning)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2021

Awards and honors edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Date Awarded Ref
Chuck Bednarik Award George Karlaftis DE JR July 19, 2021 [9]
Maxwell Award David Bell WR JR [10][9]
Fred Biletnikoff Award David Bell WR JR July 22, 2021 [11][9]
Bronko Nagurski Trophy George Karlaftis DE JR July 27, 2021 [9]

Weekly Awards edit

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
David Bell Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 18, 2021 [12]
Cam Allen Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Jeff Brohm Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week October 19, 2021 [13]
David Bell Maxwell Award Player of the Week
Aidan O'Connell Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week
Jalen Graham Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week November 1, 2021 [14]
Aidan O’Connell Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week November 8, 2021 [15]

All-Conference Honors edit

All-Conference Honors[16]
Player Position Coaches Media AP
David Bell WR 1st Team 1st Team
George Karlaftis DE 1st Team 1st Team
Aidan O'Connell QB 2nd Team 2nd Team
Payne Durham TE HM
Gus Hartwig OL HM
Greg Long OL HM
Tyler Witt OL HM HM
Milton Wright WR HM HM
Jaylan Alexander LB HM HM
Cam Allen S HM HM
Branson Deen DT HM HM
Jalen Graham LB HM HM
Dedrick Mackey CB HM
Mitchell Fineran K HM HM

All-American Honors edit

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player Position AFCA[17] AP[18] FWAA[19] WCFF[20] TSN[21]
David Bell WR 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team 2nd Team
George Karlaftis DL 1st Team 3rd Team 2nd Team 2nd Team

Rankings edit

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP———————25——RVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches———————RV——RVRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released—19————Not released

Season summary edit

Oregon State edit

Oregon State Beavers (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Oregon St 7 0 01421
Purdue 7 6 31430

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,656
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus and Robert Smith
  • Box Score
Game information

500th game at Ross-Ade Stadium

External videos
  Jim Everett pregame speech
  Game highlights (Big Ten Network)

References edit

  1. ^ Tom, Dienhart (December 17, 2020). "Diaco out as defensive coordinator". GoldandBlack.com. No. Purdue. Yahoo.com. Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Mike Carmin (January 10, 2021). "Mark Hagen returns to Purdue as defensive line coach". jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Adam Rittenberg (January 18, 2021). "Source: Purdue hiring Marshall's Brad Lambert as co-defensive coordinator". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Demetrius Harvey (January 26, 2021). "Former Gators DB Coach Ron English Hired by Purdue". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Associated Press (June 16, 2021). "Jeff Brohm makes changes on Purdue defensive staff". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Chris Vannini (June 16, 2021). "2020-21 college football coaching carousel: Follow all of the latest news and hires". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers 2021 College Football Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. 24/7 Sports. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Purdue Boilermakers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "2021 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists". bigten.org. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List". si.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 22, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "Awards for Purdue Football Keep Piling in After Defeat of Iowa". HammerAndRails.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Illinois, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. ^ "2021 All-Big-Ten Teams" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "American Football Coaches Association All-America Team". AFCA.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  18. ^ "Associated Press All-America Team". APNews.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  19. ^ "Football Writers Association of America All-America Team". Sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  20. ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team". Waltercamp.org. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  21. ^ "The Sporting News 2021 College Football All-America Team". Sportingnews.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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