Throwback Thursday: Looking back at the Purdue starters as recruits
MORE: Looking back at Iowa's starters as recruits
In our Throwback Thursday feature, we are going to take a quick look back at Iowa's opponent every week and see how their starters were ranked as recruits.
OFFENSE
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QUARTERBACK
RUNNING BACK
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT END
OFFENSIVE LINE (LT, LG, C, RG, RT)
DEFENSE
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DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKERS
DEFENSIVE BACKS
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NOTES:
-Average star rating on offense: 2.64
-Average star rating on defense: 3.09
-Aidan O'Connell originally joined Purdue as a walk-on coming out of high school.
-Greg Long (UTEP), Tyler Witt (WKU), and Kieren Douglas (Army) joined Purdue as transfers.
-Purdue starters that had an Iowa offer coming out of high school: David Bell and Marvin Grant.
-Other players on Purdue's roster that had an Iowa offer: Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen, Marcellus Moore, and Marcus Mbow.