44 Days to Purdue Football: Daniel Hawthorne

Daniel Hawthorne - Senior (with eligibility in 2024 as well)

West Monroe, Louisiana (West Monroe High School)

Long Snapper

6’0” - 235 lbs.

2023 Projection: Likely Starter

Following the departure of sixth year senior Nick Zecchino, the Boilers tapped into the transfer portal for an experienced long snapper. Who they found is a former three-year letterman at Missouri.

Daniel Hawthorne arrived as a walk-on in Columbia, Missouri as an undersized former offensive lineman before appearing in the Tigers’ final seven games as the long snapper. He did well enough to where he maintained the starting spot for the entirety of his sophomore year (13 games) and started the first seven of his junior campaign…