TJ Lindsey holds the DT · Backup spot in Purdue Boilermakers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TJ Lindsey is a 6'3", 310-pound defensive tackle from Little Rock, Arkansas, who transferred to Purdue after one season at Auburn. A four-star recruit rated No. 324 nationally in the 2024 class, Lindsey appeared in one game during his freshman year at Auburn before redshirting. In 2025, he took the field in three contests with two starts before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Through limited action, he recorded five tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss, including three tackles and a TFL in his season opener against Ball State on October 30.

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