Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 6-52@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-49vs Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#98
Drake Carlson
Junior defensive lineman on Purdue's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 302 lb · Nashville, TN · Father Ryan
Returning to Purdue for 2026
Recruiting
3★
DL recruit
No. 718 nationally · Signed with Purdue
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Purdue's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2023.
Drake Carlson
One game to point at: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Penn State — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Father Ryan
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Purdue
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #55
The defensive line · Purdue
- #94Rodney Lora4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Ian Jeffries3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8C.J. Madden2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58Breeon Ishmail2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Drake Carlsonno box-score line yet
18 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology