Team·
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten
9-4 (6-3 conf)
SP+ #35AP #25
Ratings
2021
SP+
10.3 (#35)
SP+ Offense
32.6
SP+ Defense
21.1
SRS
7.9
FPI
9.4
Elo
1703
Talent
644
Recruiting
160 (#72)
Schedule
2021
WkOpponentSiteResScore
1vsOregon StateHW30-21
2@UConnAW49-0
3@Notre DameAL13-27
4vsIllinoisHW13-9
5vsMinnesotaHL13-20
7@IowaAW24-7
8vsWisconsinHL13-30
9@NebraskaAW28-23
10vsMichigan StateHW40-29
11@Ohio StateAL31-59
12@NorthwesternNW32-14
13vsIndianaHW44-7
1 ·PvsTennesseeNW48-45
Quarterbacks · 5
2021 · 62
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
QB1stAidan O'Connell
QB2ndJack Plummer★★★
QB3rdAustin Burton
QBJack Albers
QBMichael Alaimo★★★★
Running Backs · 5
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
FB1stBen Furtney
RB1stKing Doerue
RB2ndAlexander Horvath
RB3rdDylan Downing★★★
RB4thJa'Quez CrossSR5'9"190★★★
Wide Receivers · 11
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
WR1stDavid Bell★★★★
WR2ndMilton Wright★★★★
WR3rdJackson Anthrop
WR4thTJ Sheffield
WR5thBroc Thompson
WR6thAbdur-Rahmaan Yaseen★★★★
WR7thMarcellus Moore
WR8thMershawn Rice
WR9thAndrew Sowinski
WR10thAlex Maxwell
WR11thDeion BurksSR5'9"188
Tight Ends · 5
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
TE1stPayne Durham
TE2ndGarrett Miller
TE3rdPaul Piferi★★★
TE4thJack Cravaack★★★
TE5thKyle Bilodeau
Offensive Line · 2
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
OLDJ Washington
OLSpencer Holstege★★★
Defensive Line · 10
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
DE1stGeorge Karlaftis★★★★
DL1stLawrence Johnson★★★
DL2ndJack Sullivan★★★
DL3rdJoseph Anderson★★★★
DL4thJeff Marks★★★
DLJamin Graham
DT1stBranson Deen★★★
DT2ndDamarjhe LewisSR6'3"309
DT3rdBryce Austin
EDGE1stKydran Jenkins
Linebackers · 10
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
LB1stJaylan Alexander★★★
LB2ndJalen Graham
LB3rdKieren Douglas
LB4thDaMarcus Mitchell
LB5thO.C. Brothers
LB6thJacob Wahlberg
LB7thClyde Washington★★★
LB8thKhali Saunders
LB9thYanni KarlaftisSR6'3"235★★★★
LB10thBen Kreul
Defensive Backs · 9
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
CB1stDedrick Mackey
CB2ndJamari Brown★★★
CB3rdCory Trice★★★
DB1stCam Allen
DB2ndSanoussi Kane
S1stMarvin Grant★★★★
S2ndChris Jefferson
S3rdZane Greene
S4thRyan Brandt★★★
Special Teams · 5
PosDepthPlayerClHtWt
P1stJack Ansell
P2ndBrendan Cropsey
P3rdZac Collins
PK1stMitchell Fineran
PK2ndBen Freehill
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ OffOff PPAPass PPARush PPASuccessExplosive
SP+ Off
32.667
Off PPA
+0.2362
Pass PPA
+0.3986
Rush PPA
-0.052
Success
46%75
Explosive
1.158
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Team Leaders
2021
Pass YdsO'Connell3,178·Plummer864·Burton44
Rush YdsDoerue488·Horvath262·Downing178
Rec YdsBell1,286·Wright732·Anthrop496
TacklesAlexander94·Grant69·Allen56
SacksJenkins5.0·Karlaftis4.5·Mitchell3.5
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
SplitOffenseDefense
Overall+0.23+0.14
Passing+0.39+0.21
Rushing-0.05+0.09
1st Down+0.08+0.01
2nd Down+0.21+0.20
3rd Down+0.63+0.36