Odom’s First Class Features 40 New Boilermakers

After attacking the transfer portal during his first two months on the job, Purdue Football head coach Barry Odom welcomed two new Boilermakers on National Signing Day (Feb. 5). The addition of defensive end Mason Alnutt and defensive back Maxwell Barbee on Wednesday brought the 2025 Purdue signing class to 40 new Boilermakers (29 transfers, 11 high school signees).

“We are excited about this class, which is a great mix of high school and transfer talent,” said Odom. “This class will provide a strong foundation to the future success of this program. I’m very appreciative of the assistant coaches and all involved in the recruiting process to build this class. Purdue University is a special place, and I know these guys will promote the values within the Purdue and Greater Lafayette communities.”

The incoming class features players from 19 different states as well as two Canadian provinces. Odom and his staff brought in talent from all three phases of the game with 19 defensive players, 20 offensive players and one punter. All 29 transfers, along with six high school signees, have already arrived on campus to join the team for spring practice.

The transfer class is made up of 15 seniors, three juniors, five sophomores and six redshirt freshmen. Seven transfers joined Odom in making the move from UNLV to Purdue for the upcoming 2025 campaign.

The lists of transfers and high school signees can be found below.

Purdue Football Signing Class of 2025

Name

Class

Position

Height

Weight

Hometown (Previous School)

Mason Alnutt

Fr.

DE

6-4

250

East Amherst, N.Y. (Canisius)

Maxwell Barbee

Fr.

DB

6-2

180

Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson)

Landon Brooks*

Fr.

DE

6-5

220

Albany, Ind. (Delta)

Chad Brown*

Sr.

DB

6-2

183

Trenton, N.J. (Nevada)

Evans Chuba *

R-Fr.

QB

6-3

215

Montreal, Quebec (Washington State)

Vi’Naz Cobb*

Fr.

DB

6-1

190

St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter)

EJ Colson*

R-Fr.

QB

6-1

200

Byron, Ga. (UCF)

Carson Dean*

So.

LB

6-4

234

Frisco, Texas (Arkansas)

Sam Dubwig*

R-Fr.

P

6-3

231

Cabot, Ark. (Arkansas)

Christian Earls*

Sr.

TE

6-8

290

Chandler, Ariz. (UNLV)

Tony Grimes*

Sr.

DB

6-2

190

Virginia Beach, Va. (UNLV)

Jon Grimmett*

Fr.

TE

6-4

220

Pauls Valley, Okla. (Pauls Valley)

EJ Horton Jr.*

Sr.

WR

6-1

185

Louisville, Ky. (FAU)

Breeon Ishmail*

So.

DE

6-3

260

Cincinnati, Ohio (Michigan)

Nathan Leacock*

R-Fr.

WR

6-3

217

Rolesville, N.C. (Tennessee)

TJ Lindsey*

R-Fr.

DL

6-3

294

Little Rock, Ark. (Auburn)

Chauncey Magwood*

Sr.

WR

6-0

187

Albany, Ga. (UCF)

Parker Meese*

Fr.

LB

6-2

215

Dallas, Texas (Fayetteville (Ark.))

Christian Moore*

Sr.

TE

6-3

240

Huntington Beach, Calif. (UNLV)

Isaiah Myers*

Jr.

WR

6-5

180

Cincinnati, Ohio (Charlotte)

CJ Nunnally IV*

Sr.

DL

6-3

240

Douglasville, Ga. (Akron)

Garyt Odom*

Fr.

QB

6-2

180

Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville)

Zyntreacs Otey

Fr.

DB

5-11

165

Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground)

Mani Powell*

Sr.

LB

6-2

230

Columbus, Ohio (UNLV)

Luca Puccinelli*

R-Fr.

TE

6-6

250

Glen Allen, Va. (Wake Forest)

Hank Purvis*

So.

OL

6-5

330

Wichita, Kan. (UNLV)

Tahj Ra-El*

Sr.

DB

6-2

192

Charlotte, N.C. (Memphis)

Charles Ross*

Sr.

WR

6-1

165

Culver City, Calif. (USC)

Alex Sanford Jr.*

Jr.

LB

6-1

225

Oxford, Miss. (Arkansas)

Malachi Singleton*

So.

QB

6-1

225

Kennesaw, Ga. (Arkansas)

Jalen St. John*

Sr.

OL

6-5

330

St. Louis, Mo. (UNLV)

Ziaire Stevens

Fr.

RB

5-9

185

Akron, Ohio (East)

Sam Steward

Fr.

LB

6-1

215

Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Homestead)

Jaron Thomas

Fr.

RB

6-0

200

Elkhart, Ind. (Concord)

Malachi Thomas*

Sr.

RB

6-0

215

Hartwell, Ga. (Virginia Tech)

Richard Toney Jr.*

Sr.

DB

6-0

195

Arlington, Texas (TCU)

Ryan Turner*

Jr.

DB

6-0

191

Broward County, Fla. (Boston College)

Giordano Vaccaro*

Sr.

OL

6-3

305

Winnipeg, Manitoba (University of Manitoba)

Mason Vicari*

So.

OL

6-4

305

Sacramento, Calif. (UNLV)

Crew Wakley*

Sr.

DB

6-0

200

Sandy, Utah (BYU)

*Mid-year enrollee

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