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Purdue once made three Sun Bowls in four years, but it only came back with one trophy. Now 16 seasons since the last time we went to El Paso someone from El Paso is coming to West Lafayette.
Video+Story: Creating Champions – Greg Long seeks return to field for UTEP Football https://t.co/pWTgVnTvxv #OrangeRevival @UTEPFB pic.twitter.com/XYhDz1wPud
— El Paso Herald-Post (@epheraldpost) July 15, 2019
Long is a native of El Paso that started four games and played in nine as a true freshman in 2016. He then started twice in 2017 before a season ending injury cost him that year and the following season. This past year he played eight games at right tackle. He has immediate eligibility and, because of his injuries, he potentially could get a 6th year like Robert Marve did.
Long is listed as 6’4” and 295 pounds, which might be a tad undersized for the Big Ten, but he does bring experience. If he can stay healthy he has potential after being part of the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 2016.
That seems to be the big phrase though: If he can stay healthy.
This makes the schoalrship grid quite interesting now. Purdue has brought three former walk-ons on scholarship in Sam Garvin, Aidan O’Connell, and Brennan Thieneman. By my unofficial count that has us four over the limit for 2020, so that means there is some attrition to come.
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 |