THIRD AND DATA

NFL draft

PurdueBoilermakers

The last 5 drafts, newest on the right. A draft year runs one behind its football season — the 2026 draft is the 2025 team.

Draft
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2002–2006

Selections per draft

17 across 5 drafts

Counted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.

21914

Selections by position

17 across 2002–2006

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 4 · Defense 12 · Special teams 1.

Draft selections by position group across 2002–2006: Quarterbacks 1, Tight ends 1, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 5, Linebackers 4, Defensive backs 3, Specialists 1

2002

2001 Joe Tiller

2 selections

  1. 3-24Akin Ayodele—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 4-11Travis Dorsch—No recruiting profile foundPlace Kicker

2003

2002 Joe Tiller

1 selection

  1. 6-18Joe Odom—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker

2004

2003 Joe Tiller

9 selections

  1. 3-03Nick Hardwick—No recruiting profile foundCenter
  2. 3-04Stuart Schweigert—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  3. 3-06Gilbert Gardner—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  4. 3-33Landon Johnson—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  5. 4-02Shaun Phillips—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  6. 4-20Niko Koutouvides—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  7. 6-07Kelly Butler—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  8. 6-24Craig Terrill—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  9. 7-22Jacques Reeves—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back

2005

2004 Joe Tiller

1 selection

  1. 4-05Kyle Orton—No recruiting profile foundQuarterback

2006

2005 Joe Tiller

4 selections

  1. 2-22Bernard Pollard—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  2. 4-30Ray Edwards—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  3. 5-02Rob Ninkovich—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  4. 5-34Charles Davis—No recruiting profile foundTight End

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 17 picks in this range could be matched: CFBD's links between draft picks and recruiting profiles thin out before the 2013 draft and are absent before 2009, so an em dash here usually means the link is missing rather than that the player was unrated.