Charles Correa holds the WLB · Starter spot in Purdue Boilermakers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Charles Correa is a 6'3", 230-pound weakside linebacker from Kuli'ou'ou, Hawaii, who transferred to Purdue from UNLV. As a freshman at Nevada in 2024, he appeared in all 14 games with two starts, recording 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, one pass breakup and one forced fumble, including a touchdown recovery on a blocked punt against Syracuse. In his first season with the Boilermakers, Correa started all 12 games and totaled 96 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.0 sacks while earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors. He led Purdue in tackles-for-loss and finished third on the team in tackles.

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