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32 GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED can play in the slot or outside. "I think I want to have 1,000 yards receiving. I think that's a pretty realistic goal. "But really higher than that is just the team goals because there are go- ing to be times when me ascertain- ing my personal goals won't help the team ascertain its goals. So I want to have everything I want to do be in line with what the team wants to do. Anything I can do is what I want to see out of this year." Yancey, Cameron Posey and Greg- ory Phillips round out the top four, all at varying stages of their career but at crucial points, too. Phillips got thrown into the mix as a true freshman last season — he replaced Yancey in the starting lineup late in the season and had 10 catches for 151 yards — but wasn't quite ready. He's used the realization of what it takes to perform at the Big Ten level to fuel an intense offseason, and he could line up as a starting out- side receiver in the fall. Posey, a junior, is considered an incredibly crisp route-runner, some- one who can find the spots in a de- fense to settle in and a player with good hands. But he has yet to break out. He had 19 catches last season, coming off an ACL injury and being suspended for the opener. Yancey, a junior, is coming off a disappointing sophomore season after a promise-filled freshman one, but few doubt he has the physical skills to be an impact player. "He's got the ability to be an elite receiver in the country," Appleby said. "He's got the skill set and the ability that is uncommon. He's going to be huge for us this year in our success." Hazell wants a clearly defined group of six receivers by camp, and there could be a fight to fill out that list. Junior Bilal Mar- shall emerged in the spring as one of the team's most consistent, reliable pass-catchers but doesn't have much game experience. Hart, an undersized slot who got forced into the lineup early like Phillips, could be anoth- er option inside to spell Anthrop or Posey. Newcomer Domonique Young is long and purported to be physical and athletic. Transfer Anthony Ma- houngou is a big, potentially physical outside receiver but was injured part of the spring. TIGHT END The top three tight ends on Pur- due's roster — senior Jordan Ju- rasevich, junior Jonathan Curry and redshirt freshman Cole Herdman — have roughly a combined 40 or so game snaps on offense. Justin Sinz and Gabe Holmes mo- nopolized the reps over the last sev- eral seasons, especially in 2014 when Sinz and Holmes played about 1,000 snaps while producing 49 catches for 435 yards and four TDs. Often, the Boilermakers had more than one tight end on the field, using that ex- perience to their advantage. The same likely won't be expect- ed from the current crop — because of that lack of experience and also because of the no-huddle, uptempo tweaks — but it is eager to prove it can contribute in whatever opportu- nities that are award- ed. "We all have some work to do because none of us really have that game ex- perience, losing that production from last year," Jurasevich said. "Experience tops all types of learn- ing. You can watch film and know your playbook by heart, but as soon as you get thrown out there in a game situa- tion, it's completely different. So we'll have some learning in that aspect. But I like our guys. We have some room to improve, but we'll get there. "The guys we do have, we all kind of have our own niche. We're all good at different things and in the end that's going to help the offense because whatever we need, you can plug one of us in there to do it." Jurasevich may be the oldest of the group, but it's only his second season at Purdue. After failing to make the team as a walk-on in 2012 and 2013, Hazell picked up Jurasevich in 2014. In Jurasevich's first season, he quick- ly developed a reputation as a quiet, intense worker with a focus on doing his job. Those qualities put him on the field for about 30 offensive snaps. That number will get a significant boost in 2015, even if fans may not notice. "I'm pretty confident and comfort- able in running situations," said Ju- rasevich, who was awarded a schol- arship for his final season. "I don't really care — I'll do the dirty work. I don't have to catch passes. I get to run into some guys. It just carries Tight ends Fifth-year senior 85 Jordan Jurasevich* 6-3 250 Junior 2 Jonathan Curry 6-2 250 Sophomores 43 Jacob Anderson 6-5 235 47 Micah Budzinski 6-6 226 10 Matt Burke 6-6 240 Redshirt freshmen 84 Tyler Hartwick 6-7 240 88 Cole Herdman 6-4 243 Freshmen 89 Brycen Hopkins 6-5 235 84 Jess Trussell 6-6 230 * Projected starter