2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2016 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference West Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Darrell Hazell (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Terry Malone (1st as OC; 2nd overall year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Ross Els (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marcus Freeman (1st as DC; 4th overall year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 57,236)

2016 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team will represent the Purdue University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by head coach Darrell Hazell and play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. They are members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Jackson Anthrop ATH	Lafayette, Indiana	Lafayette Central Catholic H. S.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	--	Jan 17, 2016
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Alex Criddle OL	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Edison Preparatory School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	--	Dec 9, 2015
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J. D. Dellinger K	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Country Day School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	--	Dec 13, 2015
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Semisi Fakasiieiki LB	Compton, California	Manuel Dominguez H. S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Javonte Ferguson WR	Jacksonville, Florida	Edward H. White H. S.	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
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Benaiah Franklin WR	Marietta, Georgia	Joseph Wheeler H. S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	--	Jun 12, 2015
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Kamal Hardy DB	Pembroke Pines, Florida	Monroe Community College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	--	Dec 13, 2015
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Tanner Hawthorne OL	Peoria, Arizona	Centennial H. S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Josh Hayes DB	Indianapolis, Indiana	Pike H. S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	4.62	Apr 30, 2015
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Grant Hermanns OL	Rio Rancho, New Mexico	Rio Rancho H. S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	5.67	Jan 24, 2016
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Terrance Landers WR	Dayton, Ohio	Dunbar H. S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.55	Jan 6, 2016
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Brian Langford-Johnson RB	Melbourne, Florida	Palm Bay H. S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.41	Feb 2, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Navon Mosley DB	West Bloomfield, Michigan	West Bloomfield H. S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.6	Jun 20, 2015
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Austin Larkin DE	University City, Maryland	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.6	Dec 16, 2015
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Jalen Neal OT	Scottsdale, Arizona	Scottsdale Community College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	--	Dec 16, 2015
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Lorenzo Neal OL	Houston, Texas	St. Thomas H. S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	302 lb (137 kg)	5.2	Jan 2, 2016
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Christopher Parker DB	San Jacinto, California	Mt. San Jacinto College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	5.2	Nov 24, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Brandon Shuman DB	Miami, Florida	Gulliver Schools	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	4.57	Jun 9, 2015
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Rob Simmons DE	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Valley Forge Military Academy and College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	--	Jan 31, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Simeon Smiley DB	Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola Catholic H. S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.64	Jan 24, 2016
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Jared Sparks QB	Geismar, Louisiana	Dutchtown H. S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	--	Jan 17, 2016
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Anthony Watts DT	Houston, Texas	Yates H. S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	--	Dec 6, 2015
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Jack Wegher ATH/WR	Sioux City, South Dakota	IMG Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.58	Jul 9, 2015
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 65   Rivals: 73  247Sports: 77  ESPN: 61
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:

Schedule

Purdue announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Boilermakers will host Big Ten foes Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State, and Wisconsin, and will travel to Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

The team will host all of the three non–conference games which are against the Cincinnati Bearcats from the American Athletic Conference (AAC), the Eastern Kentucky Colonels from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the Nevada Wolf Pack from the Mountain West Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Eastern Kentucky*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
September 10		Cincinnati*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
September 24		Nevada*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
October 1	3:30 PM	at Maryland		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
October 8		at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry)
October 15	12:00 PM	Iowa		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
October 22		at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
October 29		Penn State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
November 5		at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
November 12		Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
November 19		Wisconsin		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
November 26		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

Roster

2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 D. J. Knox Jr QB 2 Elijah Sindelar  Fr WR 3 Bilal Marshall  Sr RB 4 Keith Byers II  Jr WR 5 Domonique Young Sr WR 7 DeAngelo Yancey Sr RB 8 Markell Jones So WR 10 Gregory Phillips Jr QB 11 David Blough  So WR 18 Camerson Posey  Sr QB 19 Aaron Banks So WR 21 Anthony Mahoungou Jr WR 22 Jack Wegher Fr RB 23 Keyante Green  Jr RB 25 Tario Fuller  Fr RB 28 David Yancey  Jr RB 36 Richie Worship  Fr RB 45 Lane Beeler  So OL 50 Bearooz Yacoobi  Fr OL 51 Ryan Sadkowski So OG/C 53 Kirk Barron  So OL 55 Michael Mendez  Fr OL 60 Eric Swingler  So OL 64 Johnny Daniels  Jr OL 66 Cameron Cermin  Sr OL 68 Peyton Truitt  Fr OL 70 Jordan Roos  Sr OL 72 Jason King  Sr OL 74 Martesse Patterson  So OL 79 Matt McCann  Fr WR 80 Jarrett Burgess So WR 82 Alex Hilger  So WR 83 Malcolm Dotson  Fr TE 84 Jess Trussell  Fr TE 88 Cole Herdman  So TE 89 Brycen Hopkins  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 Brandon Roberts  So CB 2 Da'Wan Hunte  Jr S 3 Leroy Clark Sr LB 4 Ja'Whaun Bentley (C) Jr S 5 Austin Logan Sr CB 6 Myles Norwood  So S 7 Robert Gregory  Sr CB 8 Kamal Hardy Jr CB 10 Michael Little  Fr RE 11 Antoine Miles  Jr CB 12 Evyn Cooper  Fr RE 13 Gelen Robinson Jr S 15 Andy Chelf  Fr LB 16 Garret Hudson  Jr DT 17 Fred Brown  Fr DT 18 Eddy Wilson So LB 19 Dezwan Polk-Campbell  Jr CB 20 David Rose  Fr LB 21 Markus Bailey So LB 22 Sawyer Dawson  Fr S 24 Tim Cason  So CB 25 Antonio Blackmon  So CB 27 David Day  Fr LB 29 Jimmy Herman  Sr CB 30 Cody Denton So LB 32 Evan Pulliam  Sr S 34 Ronnie Hill  Fr S 35 Wes Cook  Jr LB 36 Danny Ezechukwu  Jr LB 40 Tim Faison  Fr S 41 Jacob Theineman  So LB 42 Andy James Garcia  Sr DE 45 Austin Larkin Jr DB 46 Race Johnson  Jr DE 47 Shane Henley Sr DT 50 Keiwan Jones  So DT 54 Jake Replogle Sr RE 55 Ryan DeBusk Sr LB 56 Wyatt Cook  Fr DE 59 Langston Newton Sr DT 90 Will Colmery  So RE 91 Chazmyn Turner  Fr DE 95 Evan Panfil Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 31 Joe Schopper So K 37 Riley Johnson So K 38 Brian Bravo  Fr K 43 Myles Homan  Fr LS 48 John Vargyas So K 49 Tyler Duncan  So LS 65 Ben Makowski So P 96 Jake Herr  Fr	Head coach Darrell Hazell Coordinators/assistant coaches Ross Els (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties) Terry Malone (Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends) Marcus Freeman (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers) Darrell Funk (Offensive Line) Taver Johnson (Defensive Backs) Tim Lester (Quarterbacks) Randy Melvin (Defensive Line) Gerad Parker (Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator) DeAndre Smith (Running Backs) Doug Boersma (Assistant Athletics Director - Sports Medicine) Duane Carlisle (Director of Sports Performance) Andrew Warsaw (Director of Football Operations) Mike Waugh (Director of Player Personnel) JMichael Jornard (Offensive Graduate Assistant) Zach Opsal (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Sean Robinson (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Justin Sinz (Offensive Graduate Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 24, 2016