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VOLUME 25, ISSUE 6 71 BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com P urdue's not going to have all that many scholarships to offer for its 2016 recruiting class. That's not stopped it, however, from enjoying another mid-summer run of early verbal commitments. Scholarship availability is always a moving target, so what might be available on paper today might look entirely different in a matter of months. But the simple fact that there are only a dozen se- niors on scholarship currently assures a small signing class come February. Though there's a long way to go before the signing date, as Purdue should know better than anyone, the Boilermak- er coaching staff has gotten some of its biggest needs filled right off the bat, particularly in the secondary, where Rivals.com three-star cornerbacks Jake Long, Brandon Shuman and Josh Hayes project to join a depth chart that gets blown up entirely after this season. Purdue came away from the 2015 recruiting cycle with no high school wide receivers but could be on the verge of a robust haul there, as well. Georgia athlete and projected re- ceiver Benaiah Franklin is already committed and a pair of slot receiver prospects also could be on the verge of committing, but it's perhaps a one-or-the-other situation, though, between Iowa native Jack Wegher and Tennessee's Nate Johnson. And one of Purdue's top wide receiv- 30 TARGETS A look at some of the players Purdue has targeted for its 2016 recruiting class. Player Pos Ht Wt Hometown/School Ean Biancardi OL 6-4 295 Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales Luke Campbell OL 6-4 275 Lewis Center, Ohio/Oletangy Mulbah Car RB 5-11 195 Austin, Texas/John Reagan Coy Cronk OL 6-5 270 Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic Lloyd Cushenberry OG 6-4 315 Geismar, La./Dutchtown Benaiah Franklin WR/ATH 6-0 205 Marietta, Ga./Wheeler Josh Hayes CB 5-10 175 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike Jacoby Hill DE 6-4 215 Atlanta, Ga./Carver Jamal Holloway DE 6-3 205 Camden, N.J./Camden Nate Johnson WR 5-11 175 Thompson's Station, Tenn./Independence Josh Keeler DT 6-2 295 Orlando, Fla./Moore Anthony Long DT 6-2 275 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt Jake Long DB 6-0 185 Columbus, Ohio/Hamilton Township Terrance Landers WR 6-4 175 Dayton, Ohio/Dunbar Collin Miller LB/DE 6-3 230 Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Sean Mahone DB 6-0 190 West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West Navon Mosley S 5-11 180 West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield Lorenzo Neal DT 6-2 325 Houston/St. Thomas Jerrion Nelson DE 6-2 245 Columbia, Mo./Battle Timmy Oliver DE 6-4 260 Philadelphia/West Catholic Dylan Powell C 6-3 270 Hannibal, Mo./Hannibal Jacob Robertson WR 6-0 165 College Park, Ga./Woodward Academy Drew Schoeberl TE/OL 6-5 250 Columbus, Ind./Columbus North Brandon Shuman CB 5-11 165 Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep Brandon Simmons RB 5-11 220 Pleasant Grove, Ala./Pleasant Grove Jo'Van Swann DL 6-3 255 Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove Jacques Turner DE 6-3 240 D'Iberville, Miss./D'Iberville Noah Turner TE 6-3 235 Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic Keion Wakefield WR 5-10 165 Louisville, Ky./Male Jack Wegher WR 5-10 200 Sioux City, Iowa/IMG Academy (Fla.) Committed players in bold Off And Running PRESENTS: FOOTBALL RECRUITING Purdue will sign a small class, but early commitments abound Michael J. Bower Offensive tackle Luke Campbell wowed Purdue's coaches during a camp work- out on campus, earning the offer he soon after accepted.