2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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2021 Purdue Boilermakers football
Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 48–45OT vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
2021 record9–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrian Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJaMarcus Shephard (4th as Co-OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorBrad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRon English (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMark Hagen (1st season)
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 57,236)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Michigan xy$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Ohio State x   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 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. 15 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 CFP Rankings

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.

Previous season[]

In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Boilermakers played a conference-only schedule and finished the 2020 season 2–4 to finish in sixth place in the West Division. Games against Wisconsin and Indiana were canceled due to concerns about COVID-19 outbreaks, which marked the first time Purdue did not 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, 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.[3] Later that month, Brad Lambert from Marshall was hired as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,[4] while Ron English from Florida was hired as cornerback coach.[5] 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.[6] 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.[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[]

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[]

Recruits[]

The Boilermakers signed a total of 16 recruits.

Schedule[]

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*
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
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. Minnesotadagger
  • 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
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
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
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABC L 31–59 101,009
November 20 12:00 p.m. at Northwestern
  • Wrigley Field
  • Chicago, IL (Wildcats Classic)
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 48–45OT 69,489
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings after November 2
  • 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen Injured Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 3 David Bell Jr
WR 8 TJ Sheffield RSo
WR 9 Mershawn Rice Injured 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 18 Deion Burks Fr
QB 21 Andrew Hobson Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 22 King Doerue Jr
WR 25 Marcellus Moore Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 26 Andrew Sowinski Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 28 Ja’Quez Cross Fr
WR 29 Broc Thompson Jr
RB 32 Zac Tuinei Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 33 Jackson Anthrop Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 34 Ben Van Noord Fr
WR 35 Hayden Parise Fr
RB 37 Caleb Lahey Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 38 Dylan Downing Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 68 Cam Craig RSo
OL 69 Greg Long Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 70 Zach Richards Fr
OL 71 Nalin Fox Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 72 Sam Garvin RSr
OL 74 Eric Miller RJr
OL 75 Spencer Holstege RSo
OL/DL 77 DJ Washington Injured RSr
OL 78 Tyler Witt GS
OL 79 Jared Bycznski Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 80 Camdyn Childers RSo
WR 81 Collin Sullivan Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 82 Drew Biber Fr
TE 83 Jack Cravaack Injured RJr
WR 84 Preston Terrell Fr
WR 85 Alex Maxwell Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Injured RJr
CB 24 Nyles Beverly RSo
CB 26 Brandon Calloway Fr
CB 27 Anthony Romphf Redshirt.svg Fr
CB 29 Rickey Smith Fr
S 30 Ryan Brandt So
S 32 Elijah Ball RJr
DT 34 Damarjhe Lewis Redshirt.svg Fr
S 35 Antonio Stevens So
LB 36 Jaylan Alexander Sr
LB 37 Jacob Wahlberg RSo
CB 40 Hayden Ellinger Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 41 Khali Saunders RSo
LB 42 Clyde Washington So
LB 43 Kieren Douglas RSr
DE 44 Kydran Jenkins Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 45 Byron Hubbard II RJr
LB 46 Ben Furtney Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 94 Robert McWilliams III RSr
DE 95 Joe Anderson So
LB 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki Injured Redshirt.svg Sr
DT 98 Greg Hudgins III Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
P 47 Brendan Cropsey Redshirt.svg Fr
LS 51 Nick Taylor Redshirt.svg Fr
K 57 Chris Van Eekeren RSo
K 84 Edward Dellinger Redshirt.svg 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 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 [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]

Weekly Awards[]

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
David Bell Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 18, 2021 [13]
Cam Allen Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Jeff Brohm Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week October 19, 2021 [14]
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 [15]
Aidan O’Connell Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week November 8, 2021 [16]

All-Conference Honors[]

All-Conference Honors[17]
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

Rankings[]

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 NR NR RV RV RV RV  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR RV RV RV RV  
CFP Not released NR 19 NR NR Not released

References[]

  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 (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.
  10. ^ a b c d "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.
  13. ^ "Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "Awards for Purdue Football Keep Piling in After Defeat of Iowa". HammerAndRails.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  16. ^ "Illinois, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "2021 All-Big-Ten Teams" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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