2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2021 Purdue Boilermakers football
2021 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	JaMarcus Shephard (4th as Co-OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ron English (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mark Hagen (1st season)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium; (Capacity: 57,236)
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team will represent Purdue University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilmakers will play their home games at the Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, and will compete in the Big Ten Conference in the West Division. The team will be coached by fifth-year head coach Jeff Brohm.

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
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

Previous season

In a COVID-shortened, conference-only season, the Boilermakers finished the 2020 season 2–4 to finish in sixth place in the West Division. Games against Wisconsin and Indiana were cancelled altogether due to concerns about COVID outbreaks, which marked the first time Purdue didn't play Indiana since the Old Oaken Bucket trophy was created.^[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 17, 2020 Purdue announced that defensive coordinator Bob Diaco would not return to the coaching staff.^[2] On January 10, 2021 Purdue hired Mark Hagen as defensive line coach, replacing Terrance Jamison. Hagen had coached at Purdue from 2000−10 and was most recently at Texas.^[3] Later that month Brad Lambert from Marhsall was hired as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,^[4] while Ron English from Florida was hired as cornerback coach.^[5] In April 2021, Jamal Adams from Navy was hired as cornerback coach. On June 16, 2021 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.^[6] Former grauduate assistants Justin Sinz and TJ McCollum would move to recruiting positions. In August 2021 David Elson from Marian was hired as quality control assistant and Mel Mills was hired as director of player development.^[7]

Transfers

Outgoing Notable departures from the 2020 squad included:^[8]

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

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

Recruits

The Boilermakerss 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
Yanni Karlaftis LB	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
Preston Terrell WR	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
Deion Burks WR	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
Jah'von Grigsby DB	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
Zach Richards OL	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
J. Alstott-VanDeVanter OL	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
Marcus Mbow OL	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
Rickey Smith DB	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
Tristan Cox LB	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
Brandon Calloway DB	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
Ja'Quez Cross ATH	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
Khordae Sydnor DE	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
Mahamane Moussa OL	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
Drew Biber TE	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
Devin Mockobee RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Jack Ansell P	Warrnambool, Australia	Brauer College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Jack Ansell P	Recruiting star ratings: 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

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

2021 Purdue Boilermakers season results
Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1
September 11	3:00 p.m.	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
September 18	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC
September 25		Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
October 16		at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
October 23		Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
October 30		at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 6		Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
November 13		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
November 20		at Northwestern	Wrigley Field Chicago, IL (Wildcats Classic)
November 27		Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[9]

Roster

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

Jeff Brohm

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: August 26, 2021

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

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	^[10]
Maxwell Award	David Bell	WR	JR	July 19, 2021	^[11]^[10]
Fred Biletnikoff Award	David Bell	WR	JR	July 22, 2021	^[12]^[10]
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	George Karlaftis	DE	JR	July 27, 2021	^[10]

References

^ Osterman, Zach; Carmin, Mike (December 15, 2020). "'A double-whammy.' IU vs. Purdue football game is called off — again". IndyStar.com. The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ Tom, Dienhart (December 17, 2020). "Diaco out as defensive coordinator". GoldandBlack.com. No. Purdue. Yahoo.com. Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^ Mike Carmin (January 10, 2021). "Mark Hagen returns to Purdue as defensive line coach". jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ Adam Rittenberg (January 18, 2021). "Source: Purdue hiring Marshall's Brad Lambert as co-defensive coordinator". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ Demetrius Harvey (January 26, 2021). "Former Gators DB Coach Ron English Hired by Purdue". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ Associated Press (June 16, 2021). "Jeff Brohm makes changes on Purdue defensive staff". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Purdue Boilermakers 2021 College Football Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. 24/7 Sports. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ "2021 Purdue Boilermakers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2021 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists". bigten.org. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List". si.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 22, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

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[1] Osterman, Zach; Carmin, Mike (December 15, 2020). "'A double-whammy.' IU vs. Purdue football game is called off — again". IndyStar.com. The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[2] Tom, Dienhart (December 17, 2020). "Diaco out as defensive coordinator". GoldandBlack.com. No. Purdue. Yahoo.com. Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

[3] Mike Carmin (January 10, 2021). "Mark Hagen returns to Purdue as defensive line coach". jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[4] Adam Rittenberg (January 18, 2021). "Source: Purdue hiring Marshall's Brad Lambert as co-defensive coordinator". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[5] Demetrius Harvey (January 26, 2021). "Former Gators DB Coach Ron English Hired by Purdue". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[6] Associated Press (June 16, 2021). "Jeff Brohm makes changes on Purdue defensive staff". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[7] 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.

[8] "Purdue Boilermakers 2021 College Football Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. 24/7 Sports. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[9] "2021 Purdue Boilermakers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[award-10] "2021 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists". bigten.org. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[11] "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List". si.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[12] "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 22, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

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2021 Purdue Boilermakers football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	JaMarcus Shephard (4th as Co-OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ron English (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mark Hagen (1st season)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 57,236)
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →