Purdue Football – 2026 Countdown to Kickoff: #83 – Andrew Adkison

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Purdue Boilermakers wide receiver Andrew Adkison (83) dives for a pass during football practice, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

Andrew Adkison​

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Bio​

Position: Wide Receiver

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 205

Hometown: Mountain View, California

High School: St. Francis High School

Recruiting Class: 2023

Eligibility Remaining: Two Seasons

High School Recruiting Rankings: Rating: 3*(81) – National Rank: 2391 – Position Rank: 278

High School​

• Senior Season Stats: Receptions: 26 – Yards: 569 – TDs: 9 – Kick Return Yards: 456

High School Highlights​

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College Career​

2024: Redshirt​

2025:​

• Appeared in 12 games on special teams
• 227 snaps on kick and punt coverage / return team

2026:​

• Appeared in 3 games on special teams

2026 – Season Outlook​

Deep Reserve / Special Teams

Thoughts​

Why would a 3* wide receiver decide to walk on at Purdue instead of playing for one of the 10,000 schools between Mountain View, California, and West Lafayette, Indiana?

Well, if you’re planning to be an Aero and Astro Engineering major, West Lafayette, Indiana, is where you want to be!

That’s not to say football isn’t important to Adkison; I can’t fathom the discipline required to play college football and major in Aero and Astro Engineering. Some folks are wired differently, and Adkison is one of those people. The Boilermakers have received solid production from a guy who chose a school for its academics. Any snap he plays is found money, and he’s played a good bit on special teams. That’s probably his role on this team until he graduates and starts doing big-brained stuff that sounds more like science fiction to this simple caveman English major.

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