WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football coach Ryan Walters made recruiting lockdown cornerbacks a priority.
On Friday evening, the Boilermakers landed one of the nation’s best in the 2025 class.
Columbus, Ohio’s Dawayne Galloway, a four-star cornerback by 247Sports, announced on his Instagram account he’s verbally “100% committed” to Purdue.
Galloway becomes the 11th known member of Purdue’s 2025 football recruiting class, and the second from Ohio in a span of three days.
Galloway is the highest-ranked recruit in the class as of now.
Marion-Franklin’s Dawayne Galloway runs the anchor leg of the 400 relay during the Division II regional championships at Lexington on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
What Dawayne Galloway’s recruitment means
Galloway was one of the most sought-after cornerbacks in the 2025 class, having offers from 29 programs, an impressive list that included Michigan and Georgia, which have combined for the last three national championships.
The Boilermakers already have former five-star cornerback Nyland Green, an incoming transfer from Georgia. Green will be a redshirt junior this season. Purdue lacked experience at cornerback last season, especially after a season-ending injury to Marquis Wilson and without Stanford transfer Salim Turner-Muhammad last year.
Galloway, listed at 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, will certainly be a boost for the future of Purdue’s secondary. He twice has finished second in the 100 meters at the Ohio Division II state track championships and was an all-state cornerback last season for Marion-Franklin High School.
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Where Purdue’s 2025 class stands
Purdue has hit Ohio hard for the 2025 class. Galloway joins defensive lineman Drayden Pavey (Cincinnati) as commits from the neighboring state this week. Tight…
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Publish date : 2024-07-06 16:23:45
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