It is always a good time when a walk-on earns playing time. This year Purdue has a handful of guys who have made it to the field the hard way, including the first of today’s two players.
Fort Wayne, IN (Bishop Dwenger, HS)
6’, 195 pounds
Cornerback
2018 Projection: Starter at cornerback or nickel.
Blackmon comes from the same high school as another famous Purdue walk-on-turned-starter: Landon Feichter. He joined the team in 2015 and was a spring game hero fromt he beginning.