2023 Purdue football roster
With 19 transfers and 17 true freshmen on the squad, Purdue’s roster for the 2023 football season features plenty of new faces. Below is GoldandBlack.com’s chart for the upcoming campaign.
| Number | Position | Name | Class | Height | Weight | Hometown (Previous school) |
| 0 | WR | Jayden Dixon-Veal | Jr. | 6-0 | 180 | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (College of San Mateo) |
| 0 | DL | Jeffrey M’Ba | Jr. | 6-6 | 313 | Libreville, Gabon (Auburn) |
| 1 | CB | Markevious Brown | Jr. | 5-10 | 180 | Pahokee, Fla. (Ole Miss) |
| 1 | QB | Hudson Card | RS Jr. | 6-2 | 201 | Austin, Texas (Texas) |
| 2 | WR | Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | RS Jr. | 6-2 | 195 | Southfield, Mich. (Walled Lake) |
| 2 | CB | Salim Turner-Muhammad | 5th | 5-11 | 190 | Corona, N.Y. (Stanford) |
| 3 | RB | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 5th | 6-1 | 205 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Iowa) |
| 4 | WR | Deion Burks | RS So. | 5-11 | 180 | Belleville, Mich. (Belleville) |
| 4 | OLB | Kydran Jenkins | Sr. | 6-1 | 270 | Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson County) |
| 5 | WR | Elijah Canion | RS Jr. | 6-4 | 220 | Hollywood, Fla. (Auburn) |
| 5 | OLB | Nic Scourton | So. | 6-4 | 260 | Bryan, Texas (Bryan) |
| 6 | WR | Curtis Deville Jr. | RS Fr. | 6-2 | 190 | Kinder, La. (Iowa HS) |
| 7 | WR | Jahmal Edrine | R-So | 6-3 | 210 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (FAU) |
| 8 | LB | OC Brothers | 5th | 6-2 | 225 | Southwest Brevard County, Fla. (Auburn) |
| 8 | WR | TJ Sheffield | RS Sr. | 5-11 | 190 | Thompson’s Station, Tenn. (Independence) |
| 9 | WR | Mershawn Rice | RS Sr. | 6-2 | 205 | Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Reynoldsburg) |
| 9 | DE | Joe Strickland | RS Fr. | 6-4 | 260 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit) |
| 10 | DB | Cam Allen | 5th | 6-1 | 195 | Bluefield, Va. (Graham) |
| 11 | DB | Antonio Stevens | R-Jr. | 6-2 | 200 | Nashville, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) |
| 12 | WR | Zion Steptoe | R-Fr. | 5-11 | 180 | Little Elm, Texas (Ole Miss) |
| 12 | CB | Braxton Myers | R-Fr. | 6-1 | 190 | Coppell, Texas (Memorial) |
| 13 | ATH | Derrick Rogers, Jr. | Fr. | 6-1 | 170 | Orlando, Fla. (Jones) |
| 13 | WR | Jaron Tibbs | Fr. | 6-3 | 195 | Indianapolis (Cathedral) |
| 14 | LB/DE | Yanni Karlaftis | RS So. | 6-3 | 230 | West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) |
| 14 | QB | Jake Wilson* | Fr. | 6-2 | 195 | Trophy Club, Texas (Byron Nelson) |
| 15 | QB | Ryan Browne | Fr. | 6-4 | 195 | Clarkston, Mich. (Venice (Fla.) |
| 15 | OLB | Will Heldt | Fr. | 6-6 | 235 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
| 16 | CB | Marquis Wilson | 5th | 5-11 | 180 | Windsor, Conn. (Penn State) |
| 17 | ATH | Arhmad Branch | Fr. | 6-0 | 175 | Festus, Mo. (Festus) |
| 17 | QB | Christian Gelov* | RS Jr. | 6-0 | 175 | Noblesville, Ind. (Geurin Catholic) |
| 18 | QB | Bennett Meredith | R-Fr. | 6-3 | 195 | Hoover, Ala. (Arizona State) |
| 19 | QB | Kyle Adams* | RS Jr. | 6-1 | 180 | West Lafayette, Ind. (James Madison |
| 19 | DB | Botros Alisandro | So. | 6-1 | 175 | Manchester, N.H. (Snow College) |
| 20 | S/LB | Winston Berglund | Fr. | 6-2 | 200 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
| 20 | RB | Bishop Johnson* | RS So. | 5-9 | 165 | Lafayette, Ind. (Army) |
| 21 | DB | Sanoussi Kane | Sr. | 6-0 | 205 | Harlem, N.Y. (Blair Academy) |
| 22 | LB | Owen Davis | Fr. | 6-3 | 210 | Richwood, Ohio (North Union) |
| 23 | DB | Ethon Cole | Fr. | 6-1 | 190 | Clermont, Fla. (Lake Minneola) |
| 23 | ATH | Mondrell Dean | Fr. | 6-3 | 240 | Hurricane, W.V. (Hurricane) |
| 24 | DB | Anthony Brown | RS Fr. | 6-0 | 181 | Milan, Tenn. (Arkansas) |
| 25 | DB | Zion Gunn | Fr. | 6-2 | 180 | Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park) |
| 25 | RB | Elijah Jackson* | Fr. | 5-10 | 185 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) |
| 27 | WR | Trey Firestone* | RS Fr. | 6-2 | 190 | Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) |
| 27 | CB | Zeke Williams* | RS Fr. | 5-10 | 185 | Naperville, Ill. (Northern Illinois) |
| 28 | RB | Addai Lewellen* | RS Fr. | 5-8 | 170 | Royal Center, Ind. (Pioneer) |
| 29 | DB | Jaxon Mull* | RS Fr. | 5-11 | 180 | Fort Wayne, Ind. (Culver) |
| 29 | WR | Andrew Sowinski* | RS Jr. | 6-0 | 195 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Chatard) |
| 29 | RB | Christian Womack | Fr. | 6-0 | 180 | Tomball, Texas (Tomball) |
| 30 | P | Jack Ansell | Jr. | 6-2 | 205 | Warrnambool, Australia (Brauer College) |
| 31 | DB | Dillon Thieneman | Fr. | 6-0 | 200 | Carmel, Ind. (Westfield) |
| 32 | DB | Joseph Jefferson II | RS Fr. | 6-0 | 190 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) |
| 34 | DT | Damarjhe Lewis | RS Jr. | 6-3 | 300 | Griffin, Ga. (Indiana) |
| 34 | WR | Ben Van Noord* | RS So. | 6-2 | 210 | Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) |
| 35 | DL | Malik Langham | 6th | 6-6 | 270 | Huntsville, Ala. (Vanderbilt) |
| 35 | WR | Hayden Parise* | RS Jr. | 6-4 | 190 | Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) |
| 36 | OLB | Roman Pitre | So. | 6-5 | 230 | Baton Rouge, La. (University Laboratory School) |
| 37 | LB | Joey Sumlin* | Fr. | 6-1 | 230 | Tuscon, Ariz. (IMG Academy) |
| 38 | RB | Dylan Downing | Sr. | 6-0 | 210 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
| 39 | K | Ben Freehill | RS Sr. | 6-1 | 190 | Gibson City, Ill. (Gibson City Melvin-Sibley) |
| 40 | LB | Hudson Miller* | RS Fr. | 6-0 | 210 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) |
| 41 | TE | Ben Furtney* | RS Jr. | 6-0 | 225 | South Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles North) |
| 41 | K | Caleb Krockover* | RS Jr. | 5-9 | 195 | West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) |
| 42 | LB | Clyde Washington | Sr. | 6-3 | 235 | Medford, N.J. (Lenape) |
| 43 | DB | Landon Heard* | Fr. | 5-11 | 175 | Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos) |
| 44 | LS | Daniel Hawthorne* | LS | 6-0 | 235 | West Monrow, La. (Missouri) |
| 45 | K | Julio Macias* | RS Fr. | 6-5 | 230 | Ligonier, Ind. (West Noble) |
| 45 | RB | Devin Mockobee | RS So. | 6-0 | 195 | Boonville, Ind. (Boonville) |
| 46 | OLB | Scotty Humpich | 6th | 6-4 | 255 | Louisville, Ky. (Murray State) |
| 47 | P | Brendan Cropsey* | RS Jr. | 6-1 | 190 | Saline, Mich. (Saline) |
| 47 | LB | Domanick Moon | RS Fr. | 6-2 | 220 | Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider) |
| 48 | P | Bennett Boehnlein* | RS Fr. | 6-3 | 200 | Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) |
| 49 | LB | Farrell Henderson III* | RS Fr. | 5-11 | 225 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) |
| 50 | DE | Sulaiman Kpaka | RS Sr. | 6-2 | 280 | Grand Prairie, Texas (Grand Prairie) |
| 51 | LS | Nick Taylor | RS Jr. | 6-4 | 225 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) |
| 52 | OL | Preston Nichols | 6th | 6-2 | 290 | Charlotte, N.C. (UNLV) |
| 53 | OL | Gus Hartwig | Sr. | 6-5 | 310 | Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) |
| 54 | OL | Josh Kaltenberger | RS Jr. | 6-5 | 305 | Cranberry Township, Pa. (Seneca Valley) |
| 55 | OL | Malachi Preciado | RS Fr. | 6-5 | 290 | New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton) |
| 56 | DE | Jayden Scruggs* | RS Fr. | 6-1 | 235 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) |
| 57 | OL | Tom Ewing* | Fr. | 6-2 | 295 | Westfield, Ind. (Westfield) |
| 59 | OL | Vince Carpenter | RS Fr. | 6-5 | 285 | Monmouth Beach, N.J. (Red Bank) |
| 61 | OL | Aaron Roberts* | RS So. | 6-4 | 295 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) |
| 62 | OL | Ben Kuhns* | RS So. | 6-4 | 295 | Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights) |
| 63 | OL | Marcus Mbow | RS So. | 6-5 | 305 | Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) |
| 64 | OL | Ben Farrell | 6th | 6-4 | 300 | Grand Rapids, Mich. (Indiana Wesleyan) |
| 67 | OL | Drew Woodruff* | RS Fr. | 6-3 | 270 | Louisville, Ky. (Trinity) |
| 68 | OL | Jimmy Liston | Fr. | 6-3 | 280 | Hinsdale, Ill. (IMG Academy) |
| 72 | OL | Andre Oben | RS Fr. | 6-5 | 290 | Montclair, N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep) |
| 73 | OL | Daniel Johnson | 6th | 6-5 | 305 | London, Ontario (Kent State) |
| 74 | OL | Luke Griffin | RS Sr. | 6-5 | 330 | Chatworth, Ga. (Missouri) |
| 75 | OL | Jalen Grant | Sr. | 6-3 | 285 | Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) |
| 76 | OL | Ethan Trent* | Fr. | 6-2 | 275 | Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
| 77 | OL | Mahamane Moussa | RS So. | 6-4 | 285 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) |
| 78 | OL | Bakyne Coly | So. | 6-7 | 280 | Farmington, Mich. (Lawrence Tech) |
| 80 | WR | Ryne Shackelford | Fr. | 6-0 | 175 | Elyria, Ohio (Keystone) |
| 81 | TE | George Burhenn | Fr. | 6-5 | 220 | McCordsville, Ind, (Mt. Vernon) |
| 82 | TE | Drew Biber | RS So. | 6-5 | 225 | Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg) |
| 83 | WR | Andrew Adkison* | Fr. | 5-11 | 190 | Mountain View, Calif. (St. Francis) |
| 85 | WR | Luke Jones* | Fr. | 6-0 | 170 | Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield) |
| 86 | TE | Max Klare | RS Fr. | 6-4 | 225 | Guilford, Ind. (St. Xavier) |
| 87 | WR | Maddix Bogunia-Bright* | Fr. | 6-2 | 180 | Mishawaka, Ind. (Marian) |
| 88 | TE | Garrett Miller | RS Sr. | 6-5 | 245 | Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) |
| 89 | TE | Paul Piferi | RS Sr. | 6-5 | 240 | Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park) |
| 91 | DT | Cole Brevard | RS Jr. | 6-3 | 315 | Carmel, Ind. (Penn State) |
| 91 | TE | Ben Buechel* | RS Jr. | 6-3 | 240 | New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower) |
| 92 | DT | Mo Omonode | So. | 6-0 | 285 | West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette) |
| 93 | DE | Isaiah Nichols | Gr. | 6-3 | 315 | Springdale, Ark. (Arkansas) |
| 94 | DT | JP Deeter | RS Fr. | 6-3 | 280 | Manvel, Texas (Manvel) |
| 95 | DE | Joe Anderson | RS Sr. | 6-4 | 280 | Murfeesboro, Tenn. (South Carolina) |
| 96 | OLB | Khordae Sydnor | RS So. | 6-4 | 265 | New York, N.Y. (Iona Prep) |
| 97 | DT | Jamarrion Harkless | Fr. | 6-3 | 310 | Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglas) |
| 98 | DL | Drake Carlson | Fr. | 6-3 | 280 | Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan) |
| 99 | DE | Prince James Boyd Jr. | RS Sr. | 6-1 | 290 | New Haven, Conn. (Milford Academy) |
