Could the 2024 Purdue football season lead to the resurrection of Shittah Sillah’s career? The former Boston College defensive player saw his career ravaged by injuries over five years with the Eagles, and looks to cap his college career with a sixth year full of success in West Lafayette.
A season ago, Purdue football saw tremendous play up front from its defensive line, especially from the likes of Nic Scourton and Kydran Jenkins. Scourton and Jenkins were two of the Big Ten Conference’s top three in sacks a season ago.
The teacher gave plenty of time to study but they came up short come test day. Quite possibly, the worst the offense has looked this season. Two weeks of prep and nothing seemed to go right.
This is what Purdue’s pass rush is supposed to look like. Tick-Tock-Tick-Tock the Friday kick is rapidly approaching and I have one more thing I want to get out before the game.
The linebacker position is going to look a little different in 2023. Last Saturday I took a look at Purdue’s new 3 man defensive front, today I’m moving on to linebackers.
Among a rotation of of defensive linemen, junior Kydran Jenkins has shown consistency as a pass rusher for Purdue football during the 2022 season. He is the team's leader in sacks, registering 3.5 quarterback takedowns so far this season.