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2026 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2026 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Henson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kane (3rd season)
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
2026 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Indiana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Maryland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Michigan State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Minnesota   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Nebraska   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northwestern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ohio State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Penn State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Purdue   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rutgers   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCLA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
USC   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Washington   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wisconsin   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of February 20, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Purdue Boilermakers football team are an American football team that will represent Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Barry Odom, the Boilermakers will play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Offseason

Departures

NFL draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft
Name Pos. Team Round Pick

Outgoing transfers

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school
Nitro Tuggle 0 WR 6'1" 195 SO Goshen, IN South Carolina
Smiley Bradford 1 DB 6'0" 195 SO St Louis, MO Withdrew/remained at Purdue
Richard Toney Jr. 2 DB 6'0" 195 SR Arlington, TX
Malachi Singleton 3 QB 6'1" 235 SO Kennesaw, GA Appalachian State
Sterling Smith 3 DB 6'1" 198 JR Indianapolis, IN Ball State
Arhmad Branch 6 WR 6'0" 185 SO Festus, MO South Florida
Sanders Ellis 6 LB 6'2 240 SO Nashville, TN Bowling Green
Alex Sanford Jr. 10 LB 6'1" 232 JR Oxford, MS Pitt
Carson Dean 11 LB 6'4" 235 SO Frisco, TX
Rico Walker 17 TE 6'3" 250 JR Hickory, NC California
Demeco Kennedy 18 DL 6'2" 305 SO Lexington, KY Louisville
Winston Berglund 20 LB 6'2" 230 SO Carmel, IN Withdrew/remained at Purdue
Jaron Thomas 20 RB 6'0" 210 FR Elkhart, IN Minnesota
Jaheim Merriweather 23 RB 6'2" 215 SO Jackson, TN Troy
D'mon Marable 32 DB 6'0" 207 SO Knoxville, TN Withdrew/remained at Purdue
BJ Mayes 47 LB 6'0" 205 RS-SO Aurora, IL
John Randle Jr. 50 OL 6'4" 293 FR Horn Lake, MS Utah State
Marcus Moore Jr. 52 DL 6'1" 310 SO Massillon, OH Miami Ohio
Bradyn Joiner 55 OL 6'2" 310 SO Anniston, AL Florida State
Tyrell Green 56 OL 6'5" 360 SO Toledo, OH
Hank Purvis 58 OL 6'5" 360 SO Wichita, KA South Carolina
Justin Schmidt 59 LS 6'1" 233 FR Pittsburgh, PA Pitt
Jimmy Johnsen 63 OL 6'4" 320 FR Crown Point, IN
Jamarrion Harkless 97 DL 6'3" 345 SO Lexington, KY Kentucky

Retirements

Coaching departures

Name Previous position New position
Michael Scherer Defensive coordinator / Linebackers UNLV – Linebackers
Vance Vice Offensive line coach None
Lamar Conard Running backs coach None

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Micah Banuelos OL 6'2" 310 SO Auburn, WA USC
Keyshawn Burgos DL 6'5" 260 SR Chesterfield, VA Virginia Tech
Mister Clark DB 6'0" 185 SO Opa Locka, FL Florida International
Justin Denson Jr. DB 6'2" 194 SO Providence, RI Michigan State
Dylan Drennan P 6'2" 205 FR Dallas, TX Buffalo
Kylan Fox TE 6'4" 229 SO Valdosta, GA UCF
Jerrick Gibson RB 5'10" 206 SO Gainesville, FL Texas
Jojo Hayden LB 6'2" 220 SO East St. Louis, IL Illinois
Jaylan Hornsby WR 6'3" 215 FR Winslow, NJ Syracuse
Fame Ijeboi RB 6'0" 210 FR Folcroft, PA Minnesota
Rodney Lora DT 6'3" 300 SO North Arlington, NJ UCF
Nuku Mafi OL 6'4" 325 FR Rose Park, UT Oklahoma State
Jaden Mangum S 6'2" 195 SR Birmingham, MI Michigan
Hudson Miller LB 6'0" 235 JR Indianapolis, IN Toledo
Elo Modozie EDGE 6'4" 248 JR Saint Augustine, FL Georgia
Tre Moore EDGE 6'5" 210 SR Chandler, AZ San Diego
Curt Neal DL 6'0" 300 JR Cornelius, NC Illinois
Dee Newsome CB 6'3" 170 SO Tuscumbia, AL Samford
Bisi Owens WR 6'4" 215 SR Cooksville, MD Pennsylvania
Makai Saina OL 6'4" 310 FR Arlington, TX USC
Don Saunders CB 6'4" 195 JR San Diego, CA Utah
Jatavius Shivers OT 6'6" 265 SO Villa Rica, GA South Carolina
Wisdom Simms DL 6'4" 315 JR Kannapolis, NC North Carolina Central
John Slaughter S 6'2" 200 SO Clarksdale, MS Colorado
Anthony Speca LB 6'1" 227 FR Bridgeville, PA Penn State
Boaz Stanley OL 6'3" 325 JR Bogart, GA South Carolina
Travis Terrell Jr. RB 5'8" 170 SO Atlanta, GA Jackson State
Xavier Townsend WR 5'11" 195 JR Tampa, FL Iowa State
Asaad Waseem WR 5'11" 175 SO Apopka, FL Florida Atlantic

Recruiting class

Main article: 2026 college football recruiting class
College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date {

New walk-ons

Coaches acquisitions

Name Previous position New position
Kevin Kane Minnesota – Outside backers / nickels coach Defensive coordinator / Linebackers
Zach Crabtree Fresno State – Offensive line coach Offensive line coach
Bilal Marshall Purdue – Offensive analyst Wide receivers coach

Preseason

Spring game

Big Ten media days

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
September 5TBDIndiana State*
TBD
September 12TBDWake Forest*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
TBD
September 19TBDat UCLATBA[note 1]TBD
September 26TBDNotre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
TBD
October 3TBDat Illinois
TBD
October 10TBDMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
TBD
October 17TBDWashington
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
TBD
October 31TBDat Penn State
TBD
November 7TBDMaryland
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
TBD
November 14TBDat Iowa
TBD
November 21TBDWisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
TBD
November 28TBDat Indiana
TBD

Game summaries

Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Sycamores 0
Boilermakers 0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 5
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics INST PU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Purdue Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2026 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Cornell Ford – Assistant head coach/running backs
  • Josh Henson – Offensive coordinator / tight ends
  • Kevin Kane – Defensive coordinator / linebackers
  • Charles Clark – Defensive backs
  • Zach Crabtree – Offensive linemen
  • Kelvin Green – Defensive linemen
  • Darin Hinshaw – Quarterbacks
  • Bilal Marshall – Wide receivers
  • James Shibest – Special teams coordinator
  • Jake Trump – Defensive ends
  • Ronnell Perkins – Senior defensive analyst
  • Neal Renna – Senior defensive analyst
  • Dave Steckel – Senior defensive analyst
  • Austin Appleby – Offensive analyst
  • C.J. Cole – Offensive analyst
  • Mitchell Dolinar – Defensive analyst
  • Jack Lowary – Defensive analyst
  • Nick Porreca – Senior special teams analyst
  • Ty Rocconi – Defensive analyst
  • Tre'vour Simms – Offensive analyst
  • David Spurlock – Offensive analyst
  • Kiero Small – Director, strength and conditioning
  • Nate Rock – Associate director, strength and conditioning
  • Myles Quimby – Associate director, strength and conditioning
  • Greg Robinson – Associate director, strength and conditioning
  • Cameron Colbert – Assistant director, strength and conditioning
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/11/2025

Statistics

Team

Individual leaders

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches
CFPNot released

Notes

  1. ^ UCLA currently has a lease until 2043 at the Rose Bowl, however, there are credible reports that they are expected to move their home games to SoFi Stadium from 2026 onwards.[1] It is unclear at this stage where the game will be played.

References

  1. ^ Bolch, Ben (10 November 2025). "Rose Bowl seeks temporary restraining order in attempt to block UCLA move to SoFi Stadium". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "Purdue Boilermakers Schedule 2026". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "2026 Football Schedule". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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