WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced a class of 23 student-athletes Wednesday to play for the Boilermakers.
The class is comprised of five defensive linemen, three offensive linemen, three wide receivers, three cornerbacks, three safeties, two athletes, a running back, a quarterback, a kicker and a linebacker.
The group hails from 16 different states, with four from Florida; two each from Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana and Texas; and one each from Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
The class features three early enrollees.
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jackson Anthrop | WR | 5’11 | 180 | West Lafayette, Ind. | Central Catholic High School |
| Alex Criddle | NT | 6’4 | 311 | Broken Arrow, Okla. | Thomas Edison Prepatory Academy |
| JD Dellinger | K | 6’2 | 175 | Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Country Day School |
| Semisi Fakasiieki | LB | 6’3 | 230 | Compton, Calif. | Dominguez High School |
| Javonte Ferguson | ATH | 5’7 | 160 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Oakleaf High School |
| Benaiah Franklin | WR | 6’1 | 206 | Marietta, Ga. | Wheeler High School |
| Tanner Hawthorne | OT | 6’6 | 275 | Glendale, Ariz. | Centennial High School |
| Josh Hayes | CB | 6’0 | 184 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Pike High School |
| Grant Hermanns | OT | 6’7 | 260 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Rio Rancho High School |
| Terrance Landers | WR | 6’4 | 170 | Dayton, Ohio | Paul L. Dunbar High School |
| Brian Lankford-Johnson | RB | 6’0 | 195 | St. Paul, Minn. | St. Paul North HS (MN) or Palm Bay HS (FL) |
| Navon Mosley | SAF | 6’0 | 180 | West Bloomfield, Mich. | West Bloomfield High School |
| Jalen Neal | OT | 6’8 | 315 | Tempe, Ariz. | Scottsdale Community College |
| Lorenzo Neal | NT | 6’2 | 305 | Houston, Texas | Saint Thomas High School |
| CJ Parker | SAF | 6’2 | 205 | Menifee, Calif. | Mt. San Jacinto College |
| Brandon Shuman | CB | 5’11 | 185 | Miami, Fla. | Gulliver Prep School |
| Rob Simmons | DE | 6’6 | 215 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Valley Forge Military Academy |
| Simeon Smiley | SAF | 6’0 | 195 | Pensacola, Fla. | Catholic High School |
| Jared Sparks | QB | 6’1 | 200 | Geismar, La. | Dutchtown High School |
| Anthony Watts | NT | 6’4 | 290 | Houston, Texas | Jack Yates High School |
| Signed in December | |||||
| Kamal Hardy | CB | 6’1 | 180 | Pembroke Pines, Fla. | Monroe CC |
| Austin Larkin | DE | 6’3 | 250 | University City, Md. | City College of San Francisco |
| Jack Wegher | ATH | 5’11 | 200 | Dakota Dunes, S.D. | IMG Academy |
