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08/31/24 - Hudson Card, rSr/2025, Purdue + More +

Hudson Card connected on 24 of 25 passes, including his final 17 in a row, for 273 yards and four touchdowns in leading Purdue to a 49-0 romp over Indiana State in Saturday's season opener for both teams. Card threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Boilermakers to a 21-0 halftime lead. Card threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Max Klare in the first quarter and a pair of 8-yard TD passes to Jaron Tibbs and De'Nylon Morrissette in the second quarter.

Purdue expanded the lead with a pair of TDs in the third quarter, a 6-yard run by Reggie Love III and a 31-yard pass from Card to Leland Smith. The Boilermakers expanded the lead to 42-0 on Elijah Jackson's 69-yard touchdown run in the first five minutes of the fourth. A blocked punt led to Purdue's final score, a 4-yard TD run by Jaheim Merriweather. Devin Mockobee was the Boilermakers' leading rusher with 89 yards on 11 carries. The closest Indiana State came to scoring was a 45-yard missed field goal at the end of the first half. - AP College Football

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QB Hudson Card, Purdue
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12/27/23 - Devin Mockobee, rJr/2026, Purdue + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Devin Mockobee,...Despite sharing the workload in the backfield, Mockobee and Tyrone Tracy were two of the best running backs in the Big Ten this season. The pair of Boilermakers were the only teammates in the Big Ten to rush for at least 500 yards in conference play. Mockobee racked up 625 yards in B1G games, while Tracy was close behind with 624 to rank fourth and sixth respectively. For the overall season, Mockobee rushed for a team-high 811 yards to go along with sixth touchdowns. - Purdue Football

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RB Devin Mockobee, Purdue
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12/27/23 - Gus Hartwig, rSr/2025, Purdue + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Gus Hartwig,...A team captain and starting center for the past three seasons, Hartwig returned from a 2022 season-ending injury to start the final nine games of the 2023 campaign. - Purdue Football

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C Gus Hartwig, Purdue
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12/27/23 - Isaiah Nichols, rSr/2024, Purdue + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Isaiah Nichols,...In his only season as a Boilermaker, Nichols made an instant impact. The Arkansas transfer started all 12 games on the Purdue defensive line, registering 20 tackles. Statistically, his best game was the victory over Virginia Tech (Sept. 9) in which he made four tackles with a pair of TFLs and one sack. Throughout 2023, Nichols helped clog the middle of the field to limit opponents on the ground. - Purdue Football

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DT Isaiah Nichols, Purdue
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12/27/23 - Kydran Jenkins, rSr/2025, Purdue + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Kydran Jenkins,...Jenkins was a dominating force in Walters' defense and one of the best defensive players in the conference. He led the Boilermakers with 15.5 TFLs, ranking second in this Big Ten and 18th nationally, while also sitting second in sacks (7.5) behind Scourton. Jenkins had arguably the best game of his career at Nebraska (Oct. 28), recording career highs in TFLs (4.5) and sacks (2.0) while forcing a fumble and returning it 55 yards for his first career touchdown. The 4.5 TFLs against Nebraska was the most by a Boilermaker since Gelen Robinson recorded 5.5 TFLs against Nebraska exactly six years to the day (Oct. 28, 2017). - Purdue Football

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DE Kydran Jenkins, Purdue
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12/27/23 - Sanoussi Kane, Sr/2024, Purdue + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION: Sanoussi Kane,...After leading the Boilermakers in tackles a season ago with 72, Kane made 79 stops this year to rank second on the team this season behind Thieneman and 15th in the Big Ten averaging 6.6 per game. The team captain paced Purdue with seven pass breakups and added 6.0 TFLs, third on the team behind B1G leaders Jenkins and Scourton. He forced a fumble to in a victory at Virginia Tech (Sept. 9) and made a career-high 10 tackles at Nebraska (Oct. 28). - Purdue Football

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SS Sanoussi Kane, Purdue
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12/27/23 - Tyrone Tracy Jr., rSr/2024, Purdue + More +

2023 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM KR/HONORABLE MENTION RB: Tyrone Tracy Jr., Purdue,...Ending his collegiate career and second year as a Boilermaker, Tracy had a breakout season to earn third team honors as a return specialist. The Indianapolis native showcased his versatility by transitioning from wide receiver to running back at the start of the year, while also leading the Purdue return game. Tracy tallied 1,270 all-purpose yards, including 408 kick return yards, to rank second in the conference in both categories. Averaging 25.5 yards per return, Tracy finished with the 11th-best kickoff return average in Purdue history and the highest since Akeem Hunt in 2013 (26.1).

Tracy added 716 yards on the ground, while leading the team in touchdowns (eight rushing, one kickoff return) and pacing the Big Ten in all-purpose yards in conference games (127.4 ypg). Tracy averaged 6.3 yards per carry on 113 attempts, the second-best single-season rushing average in school history. - Purdue Football

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RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., Purdue
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01/18/23 - Kyndrich Breedlove, rJr/2026, Purdue + More +

Another experienced defender is coming to Colorado. On Monday, former Mississippi cornerback Kyndrich Breedlove announced that he has verbally committed to transfer to CU. A 5-foot-11, 180-pound sophomore, Breedlove played the last two seasons at Ole Miss, mainly on special teams. As a true freshman in 2021, he played in nine games, with almost all of his time on special teams. This past year, he suffered a wrist injury according to reports and was limited to one game, playing on special teams against Arkansas in November. Coming out of Pearl-Cohn (Tenn.) High School in 2021, Breedlove was rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and a three-star by 247Sports.com. He had 20 scholarship offers, including from 11 SEC schools. - Daily Camera

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CB Kyndrich Breedlove, Purdue
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12/18/22 - Aidan OConnell, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

Purdue's passing game is ready to prepare for the next level. Boilermakers quarterback Aidan O'Connell, receiver Charlie Jones and tight end Payne Durham are opting out of the Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl to prepare for the 2023 NFL Draft. "I have decided to opt out of the bowl game," O'Connell wrote on Instagram. "This was an incredibly difficult decision. However, I feel that it is the right one for my family and I. "Ever grateful, ever true." O'Connell completed 64.1% of his passes this year for 3,490 yards, 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

His career numbers: 66.7%, 9,219 yards, 65 TDs and 30 INTs. Jones had 110 receptions for 1,361 yards and 12 TDs, and Durham had 56 catches for 560 yards and 8 TDs. O'Connell has had an eventful year, getting married shortly before the season began and dealing with the death of his brother during the season. Current draft projections place him as a potential mid-round pick, Jones is projected as a mid- to late-round pick, and Durham a mid-round pick. - Indianapolis Star/News

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QB Aidan OConnell, Purdue
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12/17/22 - Devin Mockobee, rJr/2026, Purdue + More +

When Ryan Walters was a high school quarterback, he wanted to replicate Drew Brees' trailblazing career path. Now, Brees seems to be following Walters' lead. One day after the 36-year-old Walters was introduced as Purdue's new coach, athletic director Mike Bobinski announced Brees would return to the campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, as an assistant coach to help the Boilermakers prepare for their Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl game against No. 17 LSU. "I am extremely excited to work with our team over the next few weeks as we prepare for the Citrus Bowl," Brees said in a statement. "I see it not only as an opportunity to coach and mentor this group of young men but to represent all the former Purdue players."

Bobinski said Brees will be a countable assistant coach under NCAA rules, allowing him to work with players on the field and help on the recruiting circuit, even though the job is, for now, temporary. Brees is one of the most recognizable members of the "Cradle of Quarterbacks," leading the Boilermakers to their last Big Ten title in 2000 before embarking on a record-breaking NFL career with the Chargers and New Orleans Saints. Following his retirement after the 2020 season, a 20-year career that included one Super Bowl title, he worked briefly as a broadcaster. - AP College Football

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RB Devin Mockobee, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Charlie Jones, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR Charlie Jones, Purdue,...Jones continues the tradition of First Team All-B1G wide receivers under Jeff Brohm, joining Rondale Moore (2018) and David Bell (2020, 2021). The Iowa transfer has been the best receiver in the conference all season long, leading the league and ranking Top 5 nationally in receptions (3rd-97), touchdowns (3rd-12) and receiving yards (5th-1,199). He is one of only two receivers to crack the nation's Top 10 in all three categories.

Jones is the only Big Ten receiver since 2000 to produce five games with at least 10 catches and 100 yards in a single season. He has recorded seven 100-yard games this year, including five in B1G play, tying a school record with four other Boilermakers: David Bell (2021), Rondale Moore (2018), John Standeford (2002) and Steve Griffin (1984). In conference action, Jones has hauled in 7.6 receptions per game to go along with 91.0 receiving yards per game to lead the league. He is 108 yards away from setting a new Purdue single-season record for receiving yards. - Purdue Football

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WR Charlie Jones, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Aidan OConnell, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB Aidan O'Connell, Purdue,...O'Connell earns second team honors for the second straight year by the conference coaches, while the media placed the Purdue quarterback on the third team. The Burlsworth Trophy finalist paces the Big Ten in passing yards per game, averaging 284.0 yards to also rank 14th nationally. The sixth-year senior completes 26.2 passes per game, sixth most in the country. Over his career, O'Connell has completed 67 percent of his passes to become the most accurate quarterback in program history. He ranks in the program's Top 10 in several other career categories as well: 500-yard games (T1st - 2), 400-yard games (2nd - 5), 300-yard games (2nd - 13), touchdown passes (5th - 65), passing completions (4th - 786) and passing yards (6th - 8,853). - Purdue Football

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QB Aidan OConnell, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Devin Mockobee, rJr/2026, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Devin Mockobee,...Exploding onto the scene, Mockobee put together a strong redshirt-freshman season to earn honorable mention recognition. The walk-on running back leads the Purdue rushing attack with 849 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Regarding freshman running backs throughout Purdue history, Mockobee ranks second in yards and attempts as well as fourth in touchdowns; he is only 26 yards away from Purdue's freshman rushing record held by Markell Jones (2015). Mockobee has earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades twice this season, most recently following last week's performance at Indiana. All four of Mockobee's 100-yard games this season have come in Big Ten games, increasing his output to 89.0 yards per game in conference action; his average ranks fifth in the conference, while leading all B1G freshman running backs. - Purdue Football

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RB Devin Mockobee, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Payne Durham, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): TE Payne Durham, Purdue,...Durham has been an important piece of the Purdue offense with 54 catches for 550 yards and eight touchdowns to rank second among Boilermakers in all three categories. The Mackey Award semifinalist ranks among the top tight ends nationwide, cracking the Top 10 in touchdowns (2nd-8), receptions (3rd-54) and receiving yards (8th-550). Durham hauled in his 21st career touchdown reception in the win over Indiana, tying three of the best receivers in Purdue history (former teammate David Bell, Dorien Bryant and Taylor Stubblefield) for fifth on Purdue's all-time list. He ranks second among tight ends, trailing Dave Young (27, 1977-80). - Purdue Football

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TE Payne Durham, Purdue
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12/02/22 - Cory Trice, rSr/2023, Purdue + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Cory Trice,...Trice has been the Boilermakers' lockdown corner all season long, leading the team in pass breakups (9) with a pair of interceptions. The senior picked off a pass at Maryland, but his biggest play of the season may have come against Indiana. With Purdue inching closer to victory, Trice's fourth-quarter pick-six put the game on ice to wrap up the rivalry win and divisional crown. - Purdue Football

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