The Purdue Boilermakers were undoubtedly the worst team in the Big Ten, ending their season winless against conference rivals and just 2-10 overall with a 10-game losing streak. However, Barry Odom has not given up on the program just yet and has shown some signs of life during this year’s transfer portal.
The team lost a lot of players to the transfer portal, mostly three-star players who did not have much chances to play with the Boilermakers. However, Odom is already making up for it with a decent transfer portal haul that he hopes could make the team improve on its record of 0-9 in the Big Ten. So who is joining and leaving the Purdue Boilermakers?
Purdue Football Transfer Portal: Outgoing Players
- LB Sanders Ellis
- TE Rico Walker
- OL Bradyn Joiner (Going to Florida State)
- S Richard Toney Jr.
- WR Nitro Tuggle
- LB Alex Sanford Jr.
- DL Marcus Moore Jr.
- DL Demeco Kennedy (Going to Louisville)
- OL Jimmy Johnsen
- RB Jaron Thomas (Going to Minnesota)
- OL Hank Purvis (Going to South Carolina)
- LS Justin Schmidt
- LB Carson Dean
- WR Arhmad Branch (Going to USF)
- DL Jamarrion Harkless (Going to Kentucky)
- QB Malachi Singleton (Going to App State)
- S Sterling Smith
- RB Jaheim Merriweather
- OL Tyrell Green
Given their dismal season, a lot of players have decided to leave the program, though Purdue did manage to retain a few of them, with CB Smiley Bradford, LB Winston Berglund and S D’Mon Marable all withdrawing their transfers. Some promising players like Malachi Singleton and Arhmad Branch are still leaving though, and have even found new schools.
Purdue Football Transfer Portal: Incoming Players
- DL Curt Neal (Illinois)
- S Jaden Mangham (Michigan)
- DL Wisdom Simms (North Carolina Central)
- LB Anthony Speca (Penn State)
- OL Boaz Stanley (South Carolina)
- RB Travis Terrell Jr. (Jackson State)
- WR Asaad Waseem (Florida Atlantic)
- OL Micah Banuelos (USC)
- S Mister Clark (FIU)
- OL Makai Saina (USC)
- RB Jerrick Gibson (Texas)
It is safe to say that Barry Odom has been busy at the transfer portal, with some three-star transferees. There are a few diamonds in the rough like RB Jerrick Gibson from Texas and S Jaden Mangham from Michigan, and these are the players that he will be leaning on to turn things around for the Boilermakers.
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