Purdue football transfer portal: Boilers lose key piece, get DE help
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WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football finally snagged the edge rush help it needed, but also lost one of its most productive players in 2025.
It’s the cruel reality of the transfer portal.
In comes former Virginia Tech edge rusher Keyshawn Burgos.
Gone is kicker Spencer Porath who emerged as one of the Big Ten’s most reliable last season and booted two field goals from beyond 50 yards, including a 53-yarder. Porath won’t travel far, heading to Notre Dame.
The Boilermakers also signed their fourth junior college transfer over the weekend in receiver Ricky Sampson, who had 47 receptions for 606 yards and three touchdowns in nine games at Victor Valley College. Sampson joins safety Dax Noles and defensive lineman Jeremy Lewis Jr. from Iowa Western Community College along with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M safety Ta’Vari Hampton as JuCo additions.
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 |
| Keyshawn Burgos | DE | Virginia Tech | 7 career TFL, 2.5 sacks |
| Mister Clark | DB | FIU | 63 tackles, 3 INT, 6.5 TFL in 2025 |
| Dylan Drennan | P | Buffalo | 44.8 yards per punt average in 2025 |
| Kylan Fox | TE | Central Florida | 16 rec., 137 yards, 1 TD in 2025 |
| Jerrick Gibson | RB | Texas | 115 car., 529 yards, 5 TD |
| Jojo Hayden | LB | Illinois | 26 tackles, 1.5 TFL in 2025 |
| Fame Ijeboi | RB | Minnesota | 495 yards, 3 TD 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 |
| Hudson Miller | LB | Toledo | 42 tackles as starter for Purdue in 2024 |
| Curt Neal | DT | Illinois | 61 career tackles at Wisconsin, Illinois |
| Dee Newsome | CB | Samford | 17 tackles, 5 PBU in 2025 |
| Bisi Owens | WR | Penn | 138 rec., 1,664 yards, 11 TD in 3 seasons |
| Makai Saina | OL | USC | |
| Donovan Saunders | CB | Utah | 2 PBU, 7 tackles in 2025 |
| 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 |
| Xavier Townsend | WR | Iowa State | 84 career rec., 764 yards, 4 TD |
| 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 | Bowling Green |
| 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 | Miami (Ohio) |
| Spencer Porath | K | 15-17 FG, long of 53 | Notre Dame |
| Hank Purvis | OL | 11 games, 7 starts at guard | South Carolina |
| John Randle Jr. | OL | 2 games | Utah State |
| Alex Sanford Jr. | LB | 46 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 FR | Pittsburgh |
| Malachi Singleton | QB | 59.4%, 439 pass yds., 5 TD, 2 INT; 202 rush yds., 1 TD | Appalachian State |
| Justin Schmidt | LS | DNP | Pittsburgh |
| 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 | South Carolina |
| Rico Walker | TE | 9 rec., 100 yards |
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue football transfer portal tracker
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