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58 Days to 2025 Purdue Football: Breeon Ishmail & Hank Purvis

July 4, 2025 by Hammer And Rails

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Two players who have come to Purdue from prior D1 homes.

The countdown to kickoff for 2025 continues with two players today who played previous roles at D1 schools that I know you’ll recognize. Both of these guys are big bodies that fill positions of need. Let’s check them out shall we? First, a former Michigan Wolverine.

#58 – Breeon Ishmail

Defensive End

6’3”, 260

Sophomore

Cincinnati, Ohio

Previous school: University of Michigan

Projection: Defensive End rotation

Ishmail spent two seasons with the Michigan Wolverines with his first season being a redshirt year. He was a three star recruit out of high school and Purdue offered but didn’t get the commitment. Now, two years later he’s coming to West Lafayette as an older and wiser player. He played sparingly last season for the Wolverines appearing in seven games with appearances on special teams but also on defense. He tallied three tackles on just 17 snaps. Not exactly world beating numbers, but Purdue needs talent and Coach Odom and staff saw something in Ishmail and he will fight to make the rotation at the defensive end spot where Purdue needs plenty of help.

#58 – Hank Purvis

Offensive Line

6’5”, 330

Sophomore

Wichita, Kansas

Previous school: UNLV

Projection: Offensive line rotation

Purvis comes to Purdue from Barry Odom’s old stomping grounds of UNLV. He was a 2024 recruit who committed to Odom and staff and followed him to West Lafayette once the coaching change was made. He played in 8 games last season with snaps taken at right guard and left tackle. You love to see some versatility in your offensive lineman.

Purvis is obviously a very large human being and that obviously can be a huge help on the offensive line. He will need to continue to improve his hands and his footwork but Odom obviously likes the guy as he brought him along to Purdue. That says something about where he projects on this year’s team.

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