Purdue football transfer portal: Boilermakers building in trenches
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WEST LAFAYETTE − The trenches are starting to be filled for Purdue football.
The Boilermakers snagged a lineman on each side of the ball Thursday night, adding to their offseason haul through the transfer portal.
For the offense, Nuku Mafi, who started 12 games at tackle for Oklahoma State as a redshirt freshman in 2025. For the defense, Central Florida transfer Rodney Lora, who had 22 tackles last season.
The duo become transfer portal commits 14 and 15 for coach Barry Odom’s squad, looking to make amends for a 2-10 record in his first season.
Offensive line has been a major focus for Purdue, which lost starters Bradyn Joiner and Hank Purvis to the transfer portal and graduated starters Bakyne Coly and Jalen St. John. Mafi is the fourth offensive line addition since the transfer portal opened last week.
The full list of incoming and outgoing players is below.
Transfer portal players committed to Purdue football
| Player | Pos. | Previous school | Notable |
| Micah Banuelos | G | USC | Played 11 games in 2025 |
| Mister Clark | DB | FIU | 63 tackles, 3 INT, 6.5 TFL in 2025 |
| Jerrick Gibson | RB | Texas | 115 car., 529 yards, 5 TD |
| Jojo Hayden | LB | Illinois | 26 tackles, 1.5 TFL in 2025 |
| Malik Knight | WR | Western Carolina | 47 rec., 774 yards, 7 TD in 2025 |
| Rodney Lora | DT | Central Florida | 22 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 sack in 2025 |
| Nuku Mafi | OT | Oklahoma State | 12 starts at tackle in 2025 |
| Jaden Mangham | S | Michigan | 30 tackles, 2 TFL in 2025 |
| Curt Neal | DT | Illinois | 61 career tackles at Wisconsin, Illinois |
| Makai Saina | OL | USC | |
| Wisdom Simms | DT | N. Carolina Central | 5.5 TFL, 3 sacks in 2025 |
| Anthony Speca | LB | Penn State | 14 tackles in 17 games |
| Boaz Stanley | OL | South Carolina | 21 career starts |
| Travis Terrell | RB | Jackson State | 607 yards, 5 TD, 6.0 ypc in 2025 |
| Asaad Waseem | WR | Florida Atlantic | 66 rec., 699 yards, 5 TD in 2025 |
Purdue football players entering the transfer portal
| Player | Pos. | 2025 impact | New school |
| Arhmad Branch | WR | 14 rec., 212 yards, 2 TD | USF |
| Chalil Cummings | CB | 3 tackles, 2 PBU | |
| Carson Dean | LB | 3 games | |
| Sanders Ellis | LB | 6 tackles, 0.5 sack | |
| Tyrell Green | OL | Left team in season | |
| Jamarrion Harkless | DT | 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks | Kentucky |
| Jimmy Johnsen | OL | DNP | |
| Bradyn Joiner | C | Started all 12 games | Florida State |
| Demeco Kennedy | DT | 21 tackles, 3 TFL, 1.5 sacks | Louisville |
| Jaheim Merriweather | RB | 5 games, 2 car., 4 yards | |
| Marcus Moore | DT | 2 tackles | |
| Hank Purvis | OL | 11 games, 7 starts at guard | South Carolina |
| John Randle Jr. | OL | 2 games | |
| Alex Sanford Jr. | LB | 46 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 FR | |
| Malachi Singleton | QB | 59.4%, 439 pass yds., 5 TD, 2 INT; 202 rush yds., 1 TD | Appalachian State |
| Justin Schmidt | LS | DNP | |
| Sterling Smith | S | 12 games, 3 tackles | Ball State |
| Joey Sumlin | LB | DNP | |
| Jaron Thomas | RB | 2 carries, 15 yards | Minnesota |
| Nitro Tuggle | WR | 34 rec., 500 yards, 4 TD | |
| Rico Walker | TE | 9 rec., 100 yards |
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue football transfer portal tracker
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