Purdue Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette • IN
Recruiting context
Purdue recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Purdue commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2021 class includes 8 commits, including 1 blue-chip prospect, with an average star rating of 3.13. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2021 Purdue: Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 65.50
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 12.5%
- Top Position
- Linebacker
- Top Pipeline
- IN
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
8
Average Stars
3.13
Blue-Chip Recruits
1(13%)
Top Pipeline State
IN • 2
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2021.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
8 recruits found in 2021.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanni Karlaftis | LB | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | West Lafayette, IN | West Lafayette | Retained |
| Tristan Cox | LB | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'3" | 235 lbs | Somerset, KY | Pulaski County | Retained |
| Drew Biber | WR | 3★ | 84.2 | 6'5" | 215 lbs | Cedarburg, WI | Cedarburg | Retained |
| Khordae Sydnor | DL | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | New York, NY | Iona Preparatory School | Retained |
| Ja'Quez Cross | ATH | 3★ | 84.0 | 5'10" | 170 lbs | Fordyce, AR | Fordyce | Retained |
| Rickey Smith | LB | 3★ | 84.0 | 6'1" | 195 lbs | Orlando, FL | Jones | Retained |
| Brandon Calloway | CB | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'2" | 175 lbs | Griffin, GA | Griffin | Retained |
| Devin Mockobee | ATH | 3★ | 81.6 | 6'0" | 193 lbs | Boonville, IN | Boonville | Retained |
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