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Purdue Names Team Captains for 2025 Football Season

Originally posted on Purdue Boilermakers on SI
By Dustin Schutte | Last updated Aug 22, 2025 11:42 AM ET

Purdue has named its team captains for the 2025 college football season. The announcement came on Friday, a week before the Boilermakers hit the field at Ross-Ade Stadium for their season opener against Ball State on Saturday, Aug. 30.

There will be eight team captains for the Boilers this year, as voted by the team. The players who have been named captains for the upcoming season are:

QB Ryan Browne
RB Devin Mockobee
DB An'Darius Coffey
DB Tony Grimes
LB Mani Powell
WR Michael Jackson III
DE CJ Madden
OL Jalen St. John

Our leaders voted by the team. pic.twitter.com/eFq8dsEWOI
— Purdue Football (@BoilerFootball) August 22, 2025

Purdue is entering its first season under coach Barry Odom, hoping to get off to a strong start with home games against Ball State and Southern Illinois on the schedule to start the year. Things get much tougher in a hurry, as the Boilermakers then host USC on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Ross-Ade Stadium before a trip to South Bend to play Notre Dame on Sept. 20.

It will be interesting to see how much this Purdue team has improved from last year and if Odom and his staff can get the Boilermakers back to bowl eligibility in Year 1.

This article first appeared on Purdue Boilermakers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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