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Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #78 – Sankeerth Veluri

Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #78 – Sankeerth Veluri

Sankeerth Veluri *Note: Name links to official Purdue Bio.

1000% COMMITTED BOILER UP @BoilerFootball @VanceVice @JSimmons_Purdue @CoachWrightIU @CoachAaron_Hahn @Coach_EQuintana @chub_gotti0 @JJurasevich @IndianaPreps @SWiltfong_ @Bryan_Ault @PrepRedzoneIN pic.twitter.com/PShZkJe53e Sankeerth Veluri (@SankeerthVeluri) April 6, 2025 Bio Position: Offensive Line Height: 65 Weight: 305 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana High School: Carmel High School Recruiting Class: 2025 Eligibility Remaining : 4 seasons to play 4 High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating: 3*(79.7) National Rank: 2649 Position Rank: 189 High School Senior Team Captain Earned Carmel High Schools Mental Attitude Award Garnered player of the week honors as a junior and senior High School Highlights View Link View Link College Career 2025 Season Redshirt 2026 Season Outlook Depth Offensive Line / Special Teams Thoughts Veluri was originally committed to Army before flipping to Purdue after Barry Odom secured the head coaching job as a preferred walk-on.

Its always a good thing when you can land a functional offensive line recruit for free.

In this case, the more offensive linemen lotto tickets you buy, the better chance you have of one hitting.

Offensive line, in my humble opinion, is the toughest position to project long-term in college football.

Sankeerth has prototypical size for an offensive tackle for a developmental player.

He redshirted as a freshman last season and could find time on special teams in 2026.

Odds are you wont see him this season as he continues to develop, but based on all the Student of the Week honors he earned during his redshirt year, understanding the offense shouldnt be an issue.

Store his name in the back of your brain; if he ends up being a factor for Purdue, it will be in 2o27 as a redshirt sophomore or 2028 as a redshirt junior.

Right now, its all about eating and lifting for the big man out of Carmel..