PURDUE FOOTBALL WELCOMES 25 NEW BOILERMAKERS ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
Following his first season as head coach, Ryan Walters guided Purdue Football through the 2023 campaign. On National Signing Day (Dec. 20), Walters announced the signing of 25 new Boilermakers.
“Along with the rest of our staff, I am excited to welcome the newest Boilermakers to our Purdue Football family,” stated Walters. “I think we were successful in finding people who are disciplined, tough, and competitive, as our team had hoped. We are excited to watch this class grow and have an influence both on and off the field.”
Walters and his staff assembled the 2024 class with a full recruiting cycle since taking over the program just over one year ago (Dec. 13, 2022), The class is currently ranked No. 31 nationally, including eighth in the new 18-team Big Ten, according to the composite rankings compiled by 247Sports. The national ranking is Purdue’s best since the class of 2019 assembled five years ago.
The newest Boilermakers, broken down by December class, are made up of 13 players on the offensive end, 11 players on defense, and 1 player on special teams. According to 247Sports, Cincinnati, Ohio native defensive back Koy Beasley is Purdue’s highest-rated recruit since All-Americans David Bell and George Karlaftis (2019). Due to his decision to stay in his home state of Brownsburg, kicker Spencer Porath is the only special teams representative in the class. Eleven states are represented in the new class, which was chosen by four Indiana natives who wanted to be Boilermakers.
In addition to signing two junior college offensive lineman, Jaekwon Bouldin and Rod Green, Purdue also signed 23 high school prospects who are prepared to start their collegiate careers in 2024.
Below is a list of the full class and details on each signee. The 2024 season’s season passes are currently available for purchase.
2024 Purdue Football Signing Class
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (High School/Previous School) |
| DJ Allen | OLB | 6-3 | 225 | Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown) |
| Jaden Ball | OL | 6-5 | 300 | Carroll, Ohio (Bloom-Carroll) |
| Koy Beasley | ATH | 5-11 | 170 | Cincinnati, Ohio (La Salle) |
| Jaekwon Bouldin | OL | 6-6 | 350 | Canton, Miss. (Canton/Mississippi Gulf Coast) |
| Smiley Bradford | DB | 6-0 | 185 | St. Louis, Mo. (East St. Louis) |
| Marcos Davila | QB | 6-3 | 230 | Midland, Texas (Midland Legacy) |
| Tayvion Galloway | TE | 6-5 | 230 | Chillicothe, Ohio (Pickerington Central) |
| Rod Green | OL | 6-5 | 315 | Springfield, Ohio (Coffeyville CC) |
| Donovan Hamilton | WR | 6-4 | 205 | Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) |
| Tra’Mar Harris | WR | 6-1 | 185 | Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods) |
| Hudauri Hines | DB | 6-2 | 195 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central) |
| Ty Hudkins | DB | 6-0 | 185 | Grand Rapids, Mich.. (Forest Hills Central) |
| Caleb Irving | DL | 6-2 | 270 | Glenn Heights, Texas (Parish Episcopal) |
| Demeco Kennedy | DL | 6-2 | 285 | Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) |
| Jordan King | OL | 6-4 | 315 | Ft. Wayne, Ind. (North Side) |
| Earl Kulp | DB | 6-0 | 185 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) |
| D’Mon Marable | DB | 6-0 | 200 | Knoxville, Tenn. (Clinton) |
| Jaheim Merriweather | RB | 6-2 | 205 | Jackson, Tenn. (Bearden) |
| Max Parrott | OL | 6-5 | 295 | Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek) |
| Jamari Payne | DL | 6-3 | 255 | Auburn, Ala. (Loachapoka) |
| Spencer Porath | K | 6-0 | 195 | Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg) |
| John Randle Jr. | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake) |
| Shamar Rigby | WR | 6-4 | 175 | St. Petersburg, Fla. (Clearwater Central Catholic) |
| Jesse Watson | WR | 5-9 | 155 | St. Louis, Mo. (East St. Louis) |
| Luke Williams | DB | 6-1 | 175 | Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) |
