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Purdue All-Time Team

The best Purdue football players since 1990, each rated against their own era so a 1995 star and a 2024 star compare straight up. Headlined by Drew Brees (93), Dillon Thieneman (90) and Ryan Kerrigan (90). Among them: 4 consensus All-Americans. Land on Purdue when you spin and any of them can be yours.

Players rated
124
Consensus All-Americans
4
Top-10 draft picks
0

Counts cover players in 17-0's draft pool, which leaves out offensive linemen and kickers.

All-Time Purdue Lineup

The best player at every draft slot: QB, RB, two WRs, a TE and five defenders.

Formation

DefenseOffense
93
Brees
71
Alstott
86
Bell
86
Moore
88
Stratton
O
O
O
O
O
O
90
Kerrigan
71
Allen
74
Powell
83
Zgonina
90
Thieneman
X
X
X
X
X
X

Dashed = open slot to draft · O / X = line positions (not draftable)

  1. 93Drew Brees1997-2000QB
  2. 71Mike Alstott1992-95RB
  3. 86David Bell2019-21WR
  4. 86Rondale Moore2018-20WR
  5. 88Tim Stratton1998-2001TE
  6. 90Ryan Kerrigan2008-10EDGE
  7. 74Mani Powell2025LB
  8. 71Cam Allen2019-23CB
  9. 90Dillon Thieneman2023-24S
  10. 83Jeff Zgonina1989-92EDGE

Purdue Honor Roll Since 1990

National awards, consensus All-Americans and top-10 NFL Draft picks among Purdue players in the game.

National Awards

Consensus All-Americans

Top 25 Purdue Players

  1. 193Drew Brees1997-2000QB
  2. 290Dillon Thieneman2023-24S
  3. 390Ryan Kerrigan2008-10EDGE
  4. 488Tim Stratton1998-2001TE
  5. 586David Bell2019-21WR
  6. 686Rondale Moore2018-20WR
  7. 786Taylor Stubblefield2000-04WR
  8. 883Jeff Zgonina1989-92EDGE
  9. 980George Karlaftis2019-21EDGE
  10. 1080Charlie Jones2022WR
  11. 1180Anthony Spencer2003-06EDGE
  12. 1280Brian Alford1994-97WR
  13. 1380Steve Jackson1990S
  14. 1474Brycen Hopkins2015-19TE
  15. 1574Mani Powell2025LB
  16. 1674Akin Ayodele1999-2001EDGE
  17. 1774Kawann Short2009-12EDGE
  18. 1874Niko Koutouvides2000-03LB
  19. 1974Rosevelt Colvin1995-98EDGE
  20. 2074Shaun Phillips2000-03EDGE
  21. 2174Stuart Schweigert2000-03S
  22. 2272DeAngelo Yancey2013-16WR
  23. 2372Kydran Jenkins2020-24EDGE
  24. 2472Markus Bailey2015-19LB
  25. 2572Keith Smith2008-10WR

Purdue Players by Era

1990-199414 players · best: Jeff Zgonina (83)
  1. 183Jeff Zgonina1989-92EDGE
  2. 280Brian Alford1994-97WR
  3. 380Steve Jackson1990S
  4. 472Eric Beatty1989-92LB
  5. 572Jimmy Young1991-93S
  6. 671Mike Alstott1992-95RB
  7. 770Jim Schwantz1988-91LB
  8. 869Frank Kmet1990-91EDGE
  9. 968Corey Rogers1991-95RB
  10. 1068Edwin Watson1994-97RB
  11. 1168Eric Hunter1989-92QB
  12. 1265Jermaine Ross1990-93WR
  13. 1365Pat Johnson1991-93S
  14. 1464Jeff Hill1990-93RB
1995-199915 players · best: Drew Brees (93)
  1. 193Drew Brees1997-2000QB
  2. 288Tim Stratton1998-2001TE
  3. 380Brian Alford1994-97WR
  4. 474Akin Ayodele1999-2001EDGE
  5. 574Rosevelt Colvin1995-98EDGE
  6. 672Billy Dicken1994-97QB
  7. 772Chris Daniels1996-99WR
  8. 871Mike Alstott1992-95RB
  9. 970Adrian Beasley1996-99S
  10. 1070Chike Okeafor1994-98LB
  11. 1170David Nugent1996-99EDGE
  12. 1268Corey Rogers1991-95RB
  13. 1368Edwin Watson1994-97RB
  14. 1467Michael Hawthorne1996-99S
  15. 1565Chukie Nwokorie1995-98EDGE
2000-200419 players · best: Drew Brees (93)
  1. 193Drew Brees1997-2000QB
  2. 288Tim Stratton1998-2001TE
  3. 386Taylor Stubblefield2000-04WR
  4. 474Akin Ayodele1999-2001EDGE
  5. 574Niko Koutouvides2000-03LB
  6. 674Shaun Phillips2000-03EDGE
  7. 774Stuart Schweigert2000-03S
  8. 872John Standeford2000-03WR
  9. 972Kyle Orton2001-04QB
  10. 1072Vinny Sutherland1997-2000WR
  11. 1170Bernard Pollard2003-05S
  12. 1270Charles Davis2002-05TE
  13. 1370Craig Terrill2000-03EDGE
  14. 1470Gilbert Gardner2000-03LB
  15. 1569Joey Harris2001-02RB
  16. 1669Landon Johnson2000-03LB
  17. 1769Montrell Lowe1999-2002RB
  18. 1867Jacques Reeves2000-03CB
  19. 1967Joe Odom1999-2002LB
2005-200918 players · best: Ryan Kerrigan (90)
  1. 190Ryan Kerrigan2008-10EDGE
  2. 280Anthony Spencer2003-06EDGE
  3. 372Dorien Bryant2004-07WR
  4. 472Keith Smith2008-10WR
  5. 571Curtis Painter2004-08QB
  6. 671Dustin Keller2003-07TE
  7. 770Bernard Pollard2003-05S
  8. 870Brandon King2005-09CB
  9. 970David Pender2007-09CB
  10. 1070Jerod Void2001-05RB
  11. 1170Kory Sheets2004-08RB
  12. 1270Ralph Bolden2008-12RB
  13. 1370Rob Ninkovich2004-05EDGE
  14. 14697 times by 6 players2007RB
  15. 1569Cliff Avril2004-07EDGE
  16. 1668Greg Orton2005-08WR
  17. 1768Ray Edwards2003-05EDGE
  18. 1868Stanford Keglar2003-07LB
2010-201416 players · best: Ryan Kerrigan (90)
  1. 190Ryan Kerrigan2008-10EDGE
  2. 274Kawann Short2009-12EDGE
  3. 370Frankie Williams2011-15CB
  4. 470Josh Johnson2009-12CB
  5. 570Ricardo Allen2010-13CB
  6. 66914 times by 14 players2014S
  7. 768Akeem Hunt2011-14RB
  8. 868Ryan Russell2010-14EDGE
  9. 967Akeem Shavers2011-12RB
  10. 1067Danny Anthrop2012-15WR
  11. 1166Antavian Edison2009-12WR
  12. 1266Caleb TerBush2009-12QB
  13. 1365Rob Henry2009-13QB
  14. 1464Austin Appleby2012-15QB
  15. 1564Danny Etling2013-14QB
  16. 1664O.J. Ross2010-12WR
2015-201918 players · best: David Bell (86)
  1. 186David Bell2019-21WR
  2. 286Rondale Moore2018-20WR
  3. 380George Karlaftis2019-21EDGE
  4. 474Brycen Hopkins2015-19TE
  5. 572DeAngelo Yancey2013-16WR
  6. 672Markus Bailey2015-19LB
  7. 771Derrick Barnes2017-20LB
  8. 870David Blough2014-18QB
  9. 969Dedrick Mackey2017-21CB
  10. 1068Gelen Robinson2014-17EDGE
  11. 1168Ja'Whaun Bentley2014-17LB
  12. 1267Anthony Brown2012-15CB
  13. 1367D.J. Knox2014-18RB
  14. 1467Markell Jones2015-18RB
  15. 1566Jacob Thieneman2016-18S
  16. 1666Navon Mosley2016-19S
  17. 1765Jack Plummer2018-21QB
  18. 1864King Doerue2019-22RB
2020-202423 players · best: Dillon Thieneman (90)
  1. 190Dillon Thieneman2023-24S
  2. 286David Bell2019-21WR
  3. 380Charlie Jones2022WR
  4. 480George Karlaftis2019-21EDGE
  5. 572Kydran Jenkins2020-24EDGE
  6. 672Nic Caraway2022-23EDGE
  7. 771Cam Allen2019-23CB
  8. 871Derrick Barnes2017-20LB
  9. 970Aidan O'Connell2017-22QB
  10. 1070Deion Burks2021-23WR
  11. 1170Max Klare2022-24TE
  12. 1270Nic Scourton2023EDGE
  13. 1370Payne Durham2018-22TE
  14. 1468Cory Trice2018-22CB
  15. 1568Devin Mockobee2021-25RB
  16. 1668Tyrone Tracy Jr.2022-23RB
  17. 1768Zander Horvath2019-21RB
  18. 1867Hudson Card2023-24QB
  19. 1967Jalen Graham2019-22LB
  20. 2067Sanoussi Kane2020-23S
  21. 2165Jackson Anthrop2016-21WR
  22. 2264TJ Sheffield2019-23WR
  23. 2364Yanni Karlaftis2021-24LB
2025-Present14 players · best: Mani Powell (74)
  1. 174Mani Powell2025LB
  2. 270Tahj Ra-El2025S
  3. 368Devin Mockobee2021-25RB
  4. 467C.J. Nunnally2025EDGE
  5. 567Charles Correa2025LB
  6. 666Myles Slusher2025S
  7. 766Nitro Tuggle2025WR
  8. 866Ryan Browne2023-25QB
  9. 965Arhmad Branch2023-25WR
  10. 1065Landon Heard2023-25S
  11. 1165Michael Jackson III2025WR
  12. 1264Tony Grimes2025S
  13. 1363Andrew Adkison2023-25WR
  14. 1462Malachi Singleton2025QB

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