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Isaiah Needam
Returning to Purdue for 2026
Isaiah Needam
The receipt: 3 tackles against Northwestern — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Purdue | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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 #54 · 2026 recruiting class #55
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology