Ian Jeffries
Purdue Boilermakers
71
Average

Ian Jeffries

Purdue BoilermakersRebuilding
DTDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Ian Jeffries starting?

Ian Jeffries is the projected starter at DT for Purdue Boilermakers.

Redshirt junior · #40 · 6'4", 303 lbs

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Depth at DT · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 14071Ian JeffriesStarter
  2. 29762Wisdom Simms
  3. 39949Josiah Hope
  4. 4947TJ Lindsey

Purdue Starting Lineup

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Up next for Purdue

Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Southaven, ranked #1,501 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 20 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,501 NatlTeam Share3%
Southaven, MS
Jersey
#40
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
303 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252031

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8478
National Rank
#1501
High School
Southaven
Hometown
Southaven, MS

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 71th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 71.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 71% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LPSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Oct 17LWASHTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-26

Oct 3WILLTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Sep 26LNDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-10

Sep 12LWAKETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-36 2OT

Sep 4WINSTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-19

Ian Jeffries's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

20 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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