Purdue
Big Ten · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$19.3M - $24.6M
#47 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+25
29 in, 24 out
Top Model Price
$1.5M
Ryan Browne
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#68 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Purdue player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Browne | QB | starter | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| 2 | Corey Smith | WR | starter | $733K | $733K |
| 3 | Elo Modozie | EDGE | starter | $703K | $703K |
| 4 | Josiah Hope | DL | starter | $703K | $703K |
| 5 | Asaad Waseem | WR | starter | $660K | $660K |
| 6 | Aiden Solecki | DL | starter | $494K | $494K |
| 7 | Xavier Townsend | WR | starter | $438K | $438K |
| 8 | Micah Banuelos | IOL | starter | $432K | $432K |
| 9 | Boaz Stanley | IOL | starter | $432K | $432K |
| 10 | Jatavius Shivers | OT | starter | $432K | $432K |
| 11 | Nuku Mafi | OT | starter | $432K | $432K |
| 12 | Makai Saina | IOL | starter | $432K | $432K |
| 13 | Jaden Mangham | S | starter | $425K | $425K |
| 14 | Don Saunders | CB | starter | $376K | $376K |
| 15 | Dee Newsome | CB | starter | $376K | $376K |
| 16 | Emoni Smith | S | starter | $376K | $376K |
| 17 | Dana Greenhow | S | starter | $376K | $376K |
| 18 | Curt Neal | DL | starter | $345K | $345K |
| 19 | Mister Clark | S | rotation | $303K | $303K |
| 20 | Anthony Speca | LB | starter | $270K | $270K |
| 21 | Brayden Sweeney | LB | starter | $270K | $270K |
| 22 | Bennett Meredith | QB | rotation | $265K | $265K |
| 23 | Antonio Harris | RB | starter | $240K | $240K |
| 24 | Mani Powell | LB | depth | $238K | $238K |
| 25 | Rodney Lora | DL | rotation | $231K | $231K |
| 26 | Tahj Ra-El | DB | depth | $229K | $229K |
| 27 | Charles Correa | LB | rotation | $219K | $219K |
| 28 | Keyshawn Burgos | EDGE | rotation | $194K | $194K |
| 29 | Tre Moore | EDGE | rotation | $194K | $194K |
| 30 | Kobe Cherry | DL | rotation | $194K | $194K |
| 31 | Brandon Kinsey | WR | rotation | $185K | $185K |
| 32 | Jojo Johnson | WR | rotation | $184K | $184K |
| 33 | Hudson Miller | LB | starter | $183K | $183K |
| 34 | Bisi Owens | WR | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 35 | Cooper McCutchan | TE | starter | $182K | $182K |
| 36 | Luke Shorter | TE | depth | $157K | $157K |
| 37 | Jackson Berryman | TE | depth | $156K | $156K |
| 38 | Jon Grimmett | TE | depth | $155K | $155K |
| 39 | Luke Klare | TE | depth | $154K | $154K |
| 40 | Luca Puccinelli | TE | depth | $153K | $153K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Purdue: 29 in, 24 out, net star flow +25. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo Modozie | EDGE | 4 | IN | Georgia | winter |
| Micah Banuelos | IOL | 3 | IN | USC | winter |
| Wisdom Simms | DL | 3 | IN | North Carolina Central | winter |
| Jerrick Gibson | RB | 3 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Jaden Mangham | S | 3 | IN | Michigan | winter |
| Makai Saina | IOL | 3 | IN | USC | winter |
| Travis Terrell Jr. | RB | 3 | IN | Jackson State | winter |
| Asaad Waseem | WR | 3 | IN | Florida Atlantic | winter |
| Anthony Speca | LB | 3 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Curt Neal | DL | 3 | IN | Illinois | winter |
| Mister Clark | S | 3 | IN | Florida International | winter |
| Boaz Stanley | IOL | 3 | IN | South Carolina | winter |
| Jojo Hayden | LB | 3 | IN | Illinois | winter |
| Rodney Lora | DL | 3 | IN | UCF | winter |
| Nuku Mafi | OT | 3 | IN | Oklahoma State | winter |
| Fame Ijeboi | RB | 3 | IN | Minnesota | winter |
| Dee Newsome | CB | 3 | IN | Samford | winter |
| Hudson Miller | LB | 3 | IN | Toledo | winter |
| Don Saunders | CB | 3 | IN | Utah | winter |
| Xavier Townsend | WR | 3 | IN | Iowa State | winter |
| Kylan Fox | TE | 3 | IN | UCF | winter |
| Bisi Owens | WR | 3 | IN | Pennsylvania | winter |
| Keyshawn Burgos | EDGE | 3 | IN | Virginia Tech | winter |
| Justin Denson Jr. | S | 3 | IN | Michigan State | winter |
| Jatavius Shivers | OT | 3 | IN | South Carolina | winter |
| John Slaughter | S | 3 | IN | Colorado | winter |
| Jaylan Hornsby | WR | 3 | IN | Syracuse | winter |
| Tre Moore | EDGE | 3 | IN | San Diego | winter |
| Dylan Drennan | P | - | IN | Buffalo | winter |
| Tyrell Green | IOL | 3 | OUT | In portal | other |
| Carson Dean | LB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jaron Thomas | RB | 3 | OUT | Minnesota | winter |
| Winston Berglund | LB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| D'Mon Marable | S | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Smiley Bradford | CB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Bradyn Joiner | IOL | 3 | OUT | Florida State | winter |
| Arhmad Branch | WR | 3 | OUT | South Florida | winter |
| Hank Purvis | IOL | 3 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Malachi Singleton | QB | 3 | OUT | App State | winter |
| Demeco Kennedy | DL | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Jamarrion Harkless | DL | 3 | OUT | Kentucky | winter |
| Marcus Moore Jr. | DL | 3 | OUT | Miami (OH) | winter |
| Nitro Tuggle | WR | 3 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| John Randle Jr. | OT | 3 | OUT | Utah State | winter |
| Alex Sanford Jr. | LB | 3 | OUT | Pittsburgh | winter |
| Jaheim Merriweather | RB | 3 | OUT | Troy | winter |
| Rico Walker | TE | 3 | OUT | California | winter |
| Sterling Smith | S | 2 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Richard Toney Jr. | S | 2 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Justin Schmidt | LS | 2 | OUT | Pittsburgh | winter |
| Jimmy Johnsen | IOL | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Sanders Ellis | LB | - | OUT | Bowling Green | winter |
| BJ Mayes | LB | - | OUT | In portal | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$6.6M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$150.5M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.