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I had a suspicion about a new commitment over the weekend. Steven Faucheux visited Purdue over the weekend, then started following the Hammer & Rails Twitter out of the blue Saturday night. It turns out I was right. Faucheux just committed to Purdue, becoming the fourth Rivals 4-star commitment in the class of 2019 for Jeff Brohm.
Committed ☑️ #BoilerUp #HammerDown #BrohmSquad pic.twitter.com/fF9zGlsniG
— Steven Faucheux 2019 (@s_faucheux) July 31, 2018
Faucheux is an excellent defensive tackle prospect at 6’5”, 273 pounds. He is ready to come in and play from day 1 along with fellow 4-star defensive lineman George Karlaftis. He is a 4-star prospect according to Rivals, 247, and ESPN. He plays at Lakota West High School just outside of Cincinnati, but he was a national recruit. Purdue managed to grab him over offers from Alabama, Florida, Penn State, Tennessee, and more.
Here are the highlights.
This is another huge pickup. It gives Purdue 20 players in the class of 2019, and according to our scholarship chart, there are three spots left. Of course, that can change with attrition after this coming season.
Purdue Football Scholarship Grid
| Player | Position | ('21-'22) | ('22-'23) | ('23-'24) | ('24-'25) | ('25-'26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | ('21-'22) | ('22-'23) | ('23-'24) | ('24-'25) | ('25-'26) |
| Tyler Coyle | S | FREE YEAR | ||||
| Greg Long | OL | FREE YEAR | ||||
| J.D. Dellinger | K | FREE YEAR | ||||
| Anthony Watts | DT | FREE YEAR | ||||
| Simeon Smiley | CB | FREE YEAR | ||||
| Semisi Fakasiieiki | DE | FREE YEAR | ||||
| Jackson Anthrop | WR | FREE YEAR | ||||
| Brennan Thieneman | S | FREE YEAR | ||||
| Tyler Witt | OL | Grad Transfer | Grad Transfer | |||
| Alexander Horvath | RB | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |||
| Robert McWilliams | LB/DE | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |||
| Dedrick Mackey | DB | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |||
| Mark Stickford | OL | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |||
| DJ Washington | OL | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |||
| Aidan O'Connell | QB | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |||
| Austin Burton | QB | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |||
| Jaylan Alexander | LB | Junior | Senior | |||
| DaMarcus Mitchell | LB | Junior | Senior | |||
| Jeff Marks | DT | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Jack Plummer | QB | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Elijah Ball | DB | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Kadin Smith | DB | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Jack Cravaack | DE | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Eric Miller | OT | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Lawrence Johnson | DT | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Will Bramel | OL | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Jimmy McKenna | OL | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| K.J. Stokes | DE | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Branson Deen | DE | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Jack Sullivan | DE | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Cory Trice | DB | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Kory Taylor | WR | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| Payne Durham | TE | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| DJ Johnson | CB | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | ||
| George Karlaftis | DE | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| Brooks Cormier | P | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| Cam Allen | CB | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| King Doerue | RB | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| Milton Wright | WR | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| Jalen Graham | DB | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| David Bell | WR | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | ||
| TJ Sheffield | WR | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Marvin Grant | DB | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Da'Joun Hewitt | RB | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Mershawn Rice | ATH | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Cam Craig | OL | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Paul Piferi | QB | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Kyle Bilodeau | TE | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Dave Monnot III | OL | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Spencer Holstege | OL | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Dontay Hunter | DE | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Nyles Beverly | CB | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Khali Saunders | LB | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Garrett Miller | TE | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Sulaiman Kpaka | DL | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Steven Faucheux | DT | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Kyle Jornigan | OL | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Jacob Wahlberg | LB | Freshman (RS) | Sophomore (RS) | Junior (RS) | Senior (5) | |
| Chase Triplett | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Gus Hartwig | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Jared Bycznski | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Ben Kreul | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Michael Alaimo | QB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Tirek Murphy | RB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Josh Kaltenberger | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Collin Sullivan | WR | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Antonio Stevens | DB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Kydran Jenkins | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Sanoussi Kane | DB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Clyde Washington | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Greg Hudgins | DE | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Marcellus Moore | WR | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Nalin Fox | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Maliq Carr | WR | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Bryce Austin | DT | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | WR | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Anthony Romphf | DB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Ryan Brandt | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Jaelin Alstott-VanDeVanter | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Preston Terrell | WR | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Tristan Cox | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Rickey Smith | ATH | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Brandon Calloway | DB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Zach Richards | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Khordae Sydnor | DE | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Deion Burks | WR | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Mahamane Moussa | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Ja'Quez Cross | ATH | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Drew Biber | TE | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Jah'Von Grigsby | DB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Yanni Karlaftis | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Marcus Mbow | OL | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Brady Allen | QB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Dominack Moon | LB | Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | |
| Yearly Limit Used (25 Max) | ||||||
| Total Scholarships Left | 1 | -1 | 9 | 32 | 83 | |
| Total Scholarships Used | 84 | 86 | 76 | 53 | 2 |