Drake Carlson is a defensive lineman at Purdue who has not played in Purdue's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024.
Purdue lists 23 defensive linemen this season.
Purdue is 3-5. Next: vs Maryland, Sat Nov 7.
One game to point at: 2 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Penn State — Week 12, 2024.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| 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 No. 4 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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
Ryan Walters
Pass share
48.8%
328 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
56.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
