24 Days to Purdue Football: Tim Cason

Today’s player struggled a bit last season, but because he gained a ton of experience that could pay off in the long run.

Clarkston, MI (Clarkston HS)

6’, 195 pounds

Cornerback

2017 Projection: Possible starter at cornerback

Cason was thrown to the fire last year. Purdue needed a second cornerback alongside Da’Wan Hunte and there was no clear-cut choice. Cason ended up winning the battle and starting most of the time. He played in 9 of 12 games and finished with 17 tackles and a pass breakup. This was after he played in six games as a redshirt freshman in 2015 and had four tackles.

Unfortunately, opposing offenses picked on him constantly, making his hold on the starting job tenuous as we enter…