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Coach Hope Signing Day Press Conference Transcript 
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue football coach Danny Hope today announced the signing of 23 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to play for the Boilermakers. The group joins a pair of early enrollees as a 25-member recruiting class, Hope’s fourth at Purdue.
Junior college defensive end Greg Latta, who signed with Purdue in December, and tight end Carlos Carvajal, who signed with Purdue last May, are already enrolled in school and will participate in team activities throughout the spring.
The incoming class of 2012 features a number of athletic prospects at a number of different positions that excelled in high school on both sides of the ball, as well as special teams.
The recruits hail from 13 different states: six from Florida; four from Indiana and Texas; two from Michigan; and one each from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.
| 2012 Purdue Football Recruits |
| Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown/High School |
| Danny Anthrop | ATH | 6-1 | 180 | Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic |
| Austin Appleby | QB | 6-5 | 228 | North Canton, Ohio/Hoover |
| Anthony Brown | S | 5-11 | 185 | Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough Senior |
| Cameron Cermin | OL | 6-5 | 290 | College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated |
| Jonathan Curry | TE | 6-3 | 235 | Phenix, Ala./Central |
| Andy Garcia | LB | 5-11 | 220 | Hialeah, Fla./ Hialeah |
| Aloyis Gray | QB | 6-3 | 175 | Indianapolis, Ind./Pike |
| Paul Griggs | K | 6-0 | 190 | Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin |
| Jimmy Herman | LB | 6-4 | 220 | Carmel, Ind./Carmel |
| Kingsley Ike | DE | 6-4 | 220 | Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson |
| Jason King | OL | 6-4 | 310 | Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy |
| BJ Knauf | WR | 5-11 | 185 | Lakeland, Fla./Santa Fe Catholic |
| Bilal Marshall | QB | 6-3 | 175 | Miami, Fla./Dade Christian |
| Thomas Meadows | K | 6-0 | 180 | Goochland, Va./Goochland |
| Ryan Morris | TE | 6-6 | 248 | Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat |
| Cameron Posey | WR | 6-2 | 180 | Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage |
| JJ Prince | OL | 6-6 | 268 | Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll |
| Jordan Roos | OL | 6-5 | 310 | Celina, Texas/Celina |
| Jordan Shine | S | 6-0 | 180 | Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central |
| Devin Smith | OL | 6-7 | 325 | Ypsilanti, Mich. /Arizona Central |
| Joey Warburg | OL | 6-5 | 255 | Louisville, Ky./Trinity |
| Ryan Watson | DE | 6-3 | 275 | Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| Jordan Woods | WR | 6-2 | 175 | Ann Arbor, Mich./Skyline |
| 2012 Purdue Football Recruits – Mid-Year |
| Carlos Carvajal | TE | 6-7 | 240 | Hialeah, Fla./Milford Academy |
| Greg Latta | DE | 6-6 | 265 | La Quinta, Calif./College of the Desert |
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