Transfer portal · 2026
Purdue Boilermakers
Both windowsProjected two-deep impacti
+28
Projected two-deep roles added · 2026 arrivals
Purdue added 28 transfers projected into the two-deep (16 as starters) against 21 departures whose next roles aren’t tracked here. Every number on this page is counted, not modelled — no composite portal grade is published because no defensible one exists yet.
32
Arrivals
+11
21
Departures
0.86
Avg rating in
+0.00
0.86
Avg rating out
28
Proj two-deep in
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—
Out roles untracked
19 of 32
’25 production in
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14 of 21
’25 production out
How the roster changed
53 moves · 13 rooms touchediOffense+2 net players
Replaced+2 players
WR
+4 in · −2 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
Asaad Waseem in from Florida Atlantic drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
RB
+3 in · −2 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Fame Ijeboi in from Minnesota drives the room.
Replaced—
TE
+1 in · −1 out
InOut
Kylan Fox in from UCF drives the room.
Upgraded—
OL
+5 in · −5 out · 3 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Boaz Stanley in from South Carolina drives the room.
Unresolved-1 player
QB
+0 in · −1 out
InOut
No arrivals
Malachi Singleton out to App State drives the room.
Defense+7 net players
Upgraded+3 players
EDGE
+3 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Elo Modozie in from Georgia drives the room.
Upgraded+3 players
CB
+3 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Don Saunders in from Utah drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
S
+3 in · −2 out · 2 proj starters in
InOut
?
?
Jaden Mangham in from Michigan drives the room.
Replaced—
DL
+3 in · −3 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Jamarrion Harkless out to Kentucky drives the room.
Replaced—
LB
+4 in · −4 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
?
?
Jojo Hayden in from Illinois drives the room.
Specialists+2 net players
Upgraded+1 player
K
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Seth Turner in from UConn drives the room.
Upgraded+1 player
P
+1 in · −0 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
No departures
Dylan Drennan in from Buffalo drives the room.
Upgraded—
LS
+1 in · −1 out · 1 proj starter in
InOut
Luke Raab in from Georgia drives the room.
ArrivalDepartureHeavy ring · proj starter inThin ring · rotation inDotted · depth role or no ’25 recordMarker size = ’25 usage share (smallest = none recorded)
Did Purdue replace what it lost?
Role slots, not player-for-playerReplaced8 chains
RB
Starting slot
Out · to Minnesota
Jaron Thomas
rating 0.85 · 4% ’25 usage · 1 rec · -3 yds
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Minnesota
Fame Ijeboi
rating 0.85 · 16% ’25 usage · 441 rush yds · 4.5 ypc · 2 TD · 12 rec · rb1 starter
Jan 9
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to South Carolina
Nitro Tuggle
rating 0.87 · 9% ’25 usage · 34 rec · 505 yds · 4 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Florida Atlantic
Asaad Waseem
rating 0.86 · 10% ’25 usage · 69 rec · 726 yds · 5 TD · sl1 starter
Jan 6
▾ Detail
WR
Starting slot
Out · to South Florida
Arhmad Branch
rating 0.88 · 4% ’25 usage · 14 rec · 212 yds · 2 TD
Replaced
High confidence
In · from Iowa State
Xavier Townsend
rating 0.86 · 6% ’25 usage · 18 rec · 243 yds · x1 starter
Jan 11
▾ Detail
OL
Starting slot
Out · to South Carolina
Hank Purvis
rating 0.85 · 2 tkl
Replaced
Medium confidence
In · from South Carolina
Boaz Stanley
rating 0.88 · c1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
DL
Starting slot
Out · to Louisville
Demeco Kennedy
rating 0.86 · 22 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sk
Replaced
High confidence
In · from UCF
Rodney Lora
rating 0.86 · 21 tkl · 4 TFL · 1 sk · dt1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Sterling Smith
3 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Michigan
Jaden Mangham
rating 0.87 · 30 tkl · 2 TFL · 0.5 sk · fs1 starter
Jan 5
▾ Detail
S
Starting slot
Out · to unannounced
?
Richard Toney Jr.
3 tkl
Upgrade
High confidence
In · from Colorado
John Slaughter
rating 0.85 · 24 tkl · 2 INT · ss1 starter
Jan 16
▾ Detail
LS
Starting slot
Out · to Pittsburgh
Justin Schmidt
no ’25 production record
Replaced
Low confidence
In · from Georgia
Luke Raab
no ’25 production record · ls1 starter
—
▾ Detail
Partially replaced5 chains
RB
Rotation slot
Out · to Troy
Jaheim Merriweather
rating 0.84 · 2% ’25 usage
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Texas
Jerrick Gibson
rating 0.88 · 14% ’25 usage · 152 rush yds · 4.1 ypc · 1 TD · rb2 rotation
Jan 4
▾ Detail
TE
Rotation slot
Out · to California
Rico Walker
rating 0.86 · 3% ’25 usage · 9 rec · 100 yds
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from UCF
Kylan Fox
rating 0.86 · 4% ’25 usage · 16 rec · 137 yds · 1 TD · te2 rotation
Jan 11
▾ Detail
DL
Rotation slot
Out · to Kentucky
Jamarrion Harkless
rating 0.87 · 13 tkl · 2 TFL · 2.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Illinois
Curt Neal
rating 0.86 · 16 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 2 PD · nt2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
LB
Starting slot
Out · to Pittsburgh
Alex Sanford Jr.
rating 0.86 · 47 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 PD
Partial replacement
High confidence
In · from Illinois
Jojo Hayden
rating 0.87 · 25 tkl · 1.5 TFL · mlb1 starter
Jan 8
▾ Detail
LB
Rotation slot
Out · to Bowling Green
Sanders Ellis
7 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sk
Partial replacement
Medium confidence
In · from Penn State
Anthony Speca
rating 0.85 · 6 tkl · wlb2 rotation
Jan 7
▾ Detail
Not replaced2 chains
QB
Production lost
Out · to App State
Malachi Singleton
rating 0.85 · 16% ’25 usage · 38/64 · 439 pass yds · 5 TD · 2 INT · 202 rush yds
Unresolved
Loss not replaced
In
No portal addition
Jan 7
▾ Detail
DL
Production lost
Out · to Miami (OH)
Marcus Moore Jr.
2 tkl
Unresolved
Room restocked · slot open
In
No further two-deep addition
2 two-deep arrivals answer other losses · 1 depth arrival in room
Jan 10
▾ Detail
Quality vs experience
Portal rating
0.750.800.850.900.951.00
No ’25 usage recordHigh-upside betProven impactDevelopmentalExperienced depthIjeboiModozie
?
0%20%40%60%
’25 usage share of previous team’s snapsets
12 unrated moves not plotted — see the ledger
How much Purdue depends on transfers
Projected 2026 two-deep · 55 slotsQuarterback50%
1
1
Skill (RB/WR/TE)80%
2
1
7
Offensive line90%
1
4
5
Front seven (EDGE/DL/LB)100%
5
7
Secondary (CB/S)70%
3
1
6
Specialists64%
4
1
6
Returning signeesPrior-cycle transfers2026 transfers
80%
Projected two-deep from transfers
44 of 55 two-deep slots
23 of 28
Projected starters from transfers
17 from the 2026 cycle, 6 held over
94th
Big Ten percentile · transfer share
2nd-most transfer-dependent two-deep of 18 Big Ten teams
Returning portal corePrior-cycle transfers still in the two-deep
CJ Madden
EDGE · from Georgia · 2024 cycle · DE1 starter
14 tkl
’25 · Purdue
Joey Tanona
OL · from Notre Dame · 2024 cycle · LT1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Mason Vicari
OL · from UNLV · 2025 cycle · LG2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Evans Chuba
QB · from Washington State · 2025 cycle · QB2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Breeon Ishmail
EDGE · from Michigan · 2025 cycle · DE2 rotation
20 tkl
’25 · Purdue
Ryan Turner
CB · from Boston College · 2025 cycle · LCB1 starter
10 tkl
’25 · Purdue
Sam Dubwig
P · from Arkansas · 2025 cycle · PT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
TJ Lindsey
DL · from Auburn · 2025 cycle · DT2 rotation
5 tkl
’25 · Purdue
Corey Smith
WR · from Tulsa · 2025 cycle · Z2 rotation
6%
’25 usage · Purdue
Jude McCoskey
OL · from Tulane · 2025 cycle · LT2 rotation
—
no ’25 record
Ian Jeffries
DL · from Arkansas State · 2025 cycle · NT1 starter
20 tkl
’25 · Purdue
Marques Easley
OL · from Georgia · 2025 cycle · RG1 starter
—
no ’25 record
Charles Correa
LB · from UNLV · 2025 cycle · WLB1 starter
77 tkl
’25 · Purdue
Where Purdue’s transfers came from — and where they went
Sources · 32 arrivals21 departures · destinations
Big Ten
9 players
Big 12
6 players
SEC
5 players
Non-FBS
5 players
Mid-American
2 players
ACC
2 players
Other
3 players
+
+
Unannounced
6 players
ACC
5 players
SEC
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
2 players
Purdue
+11 net moves
Arrived from · 32
Big Ten
9 players
Big 12
6 players
SEC
5 players
Non-FBS
5 players
Mid-American
2 players
ACC
2 players
+
Other
3 players
Departed to · 21
+
Unannounced
6 players
ACC
5 players
SEC
3 players
Sun Belt
2 players
Mid-American
2 players
Big Ten
1 player
+
Other
2 players
9arrivals came from Big Ten programs — the single largest source.
28arrivals are projected straight into the two-deep (22 of 32 arrivals came from P4 leagues).
1departure stayed inside the Big Ten.
How the window developed
Cumulative net moves · in − out3 undated moves not plotted
All portal moves
53 of 53 moves match · 25 shownShow
Role in
Sort
PlayerPosDirectionOrigin / destinationRating’25 productionEligProjected roleDate
EM
Winter window · 4★
JG
Winter window · 3★
BS
Winter window · 3★
JM
Winter window · 3★
JH
Winter window · 3★
TG
Winter window · 3★
?
0.86Immediate—Nov 26AW
Winter window · 3★
TT
Winter window · 3★
CN
Winter window · 3★
RL
Winter window · 3★
DS
Winter window · 3★
KF
Winter window · 3★
XT
Winter window · 3★
BO
Winter window · 3★
JS
Winter window · 3★
MB
Winter window · 3★
WS
Winter window · 3★