WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced a class of 23 student-athletes Wednesday to play for the Boilermakers.

The class is comprised of five defensive linemen, three offensive linemen, three wide receivers, three cornerbacks, three safeties, two athletes, a running back, a quarterback, a kicker and a linebacker.

The group hails from 16 different states, with four from Florida; two each from Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana and Texas; and one each from Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

The class features three early enrollees.

Name
Position
Height
Weight
Hometown
Previous School

Jackson Anthrop
WR
5’11
180
West Lafayette, Ind.
Central Catholic High School

Alex Criddle
NT
6’4
311
Broken Arrow, Okla.
Thomas Edison Prepatory Academy

JD Dellinger
K
6’2
175
Charlotte, N.C.
Charlotte Country Day School

Semisi Fakasiieki
LB
6’3
230
Compton, Calif.
Dominguez High School

Javonte Ferguson
ATH
5’7
160
Jacksonville, Fla.
Oakleaf High School

Benaiah Franklin
WR
6’1
206
Marietta, Ga.
Wheeler High School

Tanner Hawthorne
OT
6’6
275
Glendale, Ariz.
Centennial High School

Josh Hayes
CB
6’0
184
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pike High School

Grant Hermanns
OT
6’7
260
Albuquerque, N.M.
Rio Rancho High School

Terrance Landers
WR
6’4
170
Dayton, Ohio
Paul L. Dunbar High School

Brian Lankford-Johnson
RB
6’0
195
St. Paul, Minn.
St. Paul North HS (MN) or Palm Bay HS (FL)

Navon Mosley
SAF
6’0
180
West Bloomfield, Mich.
West Bloomfield High School

Jalen Neal
OT
6’8
315
Tempe, Ariz.
Scottsdale Community College

Lorenzo Neal
NT
6’2
305
Houston, Texas
Saint Thomas High School

CJ Parker
SAF
6’2
205
Menifee, Calif.
Mt. San Jacinto College

Brandon Shuman
CB
5’11
185
Miami, Fla.
Gulliver Prep School

Rob Simmons
DE
6’6
215
Philadelphia, Pa.
Valley Forge Military Academy

Simeon Smiley
SAF
6’0
195
Pensacola, Fla.
Catholic High School

Jared Sparks
QB
6’1
200
Geismar, La.
Dutchtown High School

Anthony Watts
NT
6’4
290
Houston, Texas
Jack Yates High School
Signed in December

Kamal Hardy
CB
6’1
180
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Monroe CC

Austin Larkin
DE
6’3
250
University City, Md.
City College of San Francisco

Jack Wegher
ATH
5’11
200
Dakota Dunes, S.D.
IMG Academy