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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 27, ISSUE 4 29 DARIUS PITTMAN TE • 6-3, 235 • Bay St. Louis, Miss. (Saint Stanislaus) The tight end position will be an important one at Purdue as Brohm and his staff implement a passing game designed to generate match- up advantages. That's where Pittman comes in. He'll play tight end for Purdue, but as the new-age, spread-offense variety. "He really got overlooked in my opinion because he's not 6-5, but he is like a receiver playing the tight end po- sition," Brohm said, "and he already came in weighing about 235-240, so he already has some strength." Purdue will likely use Pittman detached from the offensive line at times, as a stand-up slot receiver at times, and look to get him matched up on the lineback- ers or free running through gaps in zone coverages. "He also runs track," said assistant Tony Levine at the JPC event. "He doesn't turn 18 until the end of July and with his frame, we could possibly get him up to the 250s and max out somewhere in the 260s. He's a great athlete." Brohm specifically mentioned Pittman's ability to "make plays down the field," too. The former Western Kentucky commitment and Ri- vals.com three-star prospect caught 61 passes for 690 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior. "They run the ball and pass the ball, but they really like to throw the ball and I'm more of a route-running tight end," Pittman said. "They think I can be a perfect fit in their offense." GIOVANNI REVIERE DL • 6-5, 270 • Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie School) The former Western Kentucky commitment comes to Purdue as a defensive end, his pass-rushing ability being part of the draw for the Boilermaker coaches that re- cruited him to two different schools. But already standing 6-6, 270 pounds, it remains to be seen where his body goes, and what it means for his future at Purdue, a reasonable possibility being that he could outgrow defensive end. He's riding an upward trajectory physically, after play- ing his junior season at less than 250 pounds. "I do think his future might be at (offensive) tackle," said Ralph Potter, Reviere's coach at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, "because I think he's going to end up being a pretty big kid with great arm length. The arm length is so important. It's what he looks like. I think that's probably what he'll end up doing." A few smaller schools, Mercer and hometown Chatta- nooga, offered Reviere as an offensive tackle. All others that recruited him did so for defense. "Purdue said defensive end all the way," he said. In that capacity, Reviere is a pass-rusher from the edge of the defensive line, where the length of those arms comes in handy. "I have a really long reach," Reviere said, "and it's Giovanni Reviere was originally committed to Western Kentucky and the coaching staff likes his potential as a pass rushing defensive end.