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With the commitment of Josh Hayes yesterday Purdue is finally on the board for the 2016 recruiting class. Many people are wondering why it took so long to get there, but in a way, it makes sense. Once we take a look at the scholarship situation here you will see that this recruiting class will likely be very, very small. That means Purdue has to be careful with its few scholarships, and it also means that Hazell is pretty much on a ride or die season with his recruits going forward.
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Player |
('15-'16) |
('16-'17) |
('17-'18) |
('18-'19) |
('19-'20) |
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Frankie Williams |
Senior (5) |
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Michael Rouse III |
Senior (5) |
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Robert Kugler |
Senior (5) |
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Shane Mikesky |
Senior (5) |
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Anthony Brown |
Senior |
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Corey Clements |
Senior |
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Danny Anthrop |
Senior |
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David Hedelin |
Senior |
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Jordan Jurasevich |
Senior |
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Paul Griggs |
Senior |
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Ryan Watson |
Senior |
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Thomas Meadows |
Senior |
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Andy Garcia |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Austin Appleby |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Bilal Marshall |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Cameron Cermin |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Cameron Posey |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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J.J. Prince |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Jason King |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Jimmy Herman |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Joey Warburg |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Jonathan Curry |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Jordan Roos |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Langston Newton |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Robert Gregory |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Austin Logan |
Junior |
Senior |
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Dan Moteroso |
Junior |
Senior |
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Danny Etling |
Junior |
Senior |
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DeAngelo Yancey |
Junior |
Senior |
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Domonique Young |
Junior |
Senior |
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Evan Panfil |
Junior |
Senior |
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Jake Replogle |
Junior |
Senior |
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Leroy Clark |
Junior |
Senior |
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Ra'Zahn Howard |
Junior |
Senior |
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Shayne Henley |
Junior |
Senior |
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Antoine Miles |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Carlos Carvajal |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Danny Ezechukwu |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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David Yancey |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Da'Wan Hunte |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Dezwan Polk |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Garrett Hudson |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Jason Tretter |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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John Strauser |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Johnny Daniels |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Keith Byars II |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Keyante Green |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Matt Burke |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Myles Norwood |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Anthony Mahoungou |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Dexter Knox |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Gelen Robinson |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Gregory Phillips |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Ja'Whaun Bentley |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Trae Hart |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Bearooz Yacoobi |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Brandon Roberts |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Cole Herdman |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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David Blough |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Keiwan Jones |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Kirk Barron |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Martesse Patterson |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Tim Cason |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Will Colmery |
Freshman (RS) |
Sophomore (RS) |
Junior (RS) |
Senior (5) |
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Andy Chelf |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Ben Makowski |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Brycen Hopkins |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Chazmyn Turner |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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David Rose |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Eddy Wilson |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Elijah Sindelar |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Evyn Cooper |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Fred Brown |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Jess Trussell |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Joe Schopper |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Larry Wells |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Markell Jones |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Markus Bailey |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Matt McCann |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Michael Little |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Michael Mendez |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Peyton Truitt |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Richard Worship |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Sawyer Dawson |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Tario Fuller |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Tim Faison |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Wyatt Cook |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Josh Hayes |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
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Total Scholarships Left |
-2 |
10 |
33 |
53 |
84 |
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Total Scholarships Used |
87 |
75 |
52 |
32 |
1 |
Some notes:
- By my count, Purdue is two over the limit going into the 2015 season, and this includes taking B.J. Knauf off the list, whose career ended early due to injury. Jordan Jurasevich was awarded a scholarship during the spring, so we clearly had one extra before the spring at minimum. As to how Purdue makes up the difference I had some thoughts:
- The situation with Garrett Hudson is interesting because his dad is the defensive coordinator, so I don't know if that gets his son free tuition since his dad is a staff member. If so, that takes care of one of the two.
- Langston Newton, who transferred in from Kentucky, may or may not be on scholarship, as it was never made clear.
- Gelen Robinson, who is also participating in wrestling and track & field, is on football first and not on scholarship for those sports. By NCAA rules, I believe he has to be on scholarship for football and cannot be "hidden" by being on a wrestling scholarship or something.
- The same is true for Shane Mikesky, who has been running hurdles for years. Though, as a fifth-year in state student, maybe he is paying his own way now.
- Carlos Carvajal is somehow listed as a redshirt sophomore on the official roster, though he should be a redshirt junior. This is probably the least confusing thing about him.
- Purdue will have a very, very small senior class of 12 scholarship athletes this fall.
So, assuming these numbers are accurate we know that Purdue is right at the 85 scholarship limit. There will likely be some attrition as players leave or transfer, so with only 12 scholarship seniors and a commitment already on board Purdue only has about 10-12 more spots to give out for 2016. There is not a lot of margin for error there. The class is going to so small that a few misses means you essentially don't have a recruiting class for a year. Given how bad Purdue is, that's not good.
It also makes the 2015 season even more important to show some growth for Hazell. As bad as 2013 was, a sub-par 2015 could be even worse in the long run because it means Hazell is not getting it done with his own guys, has very little to rely on as instant impact players, and not much to offer anything for 2017 guys and beyond.