Purdue football: Can Ryan Walters continue Boilermakers’ winning ways?

What will Purdue football’s offense look like with Hudson Card?

In one of the better off-season coordinator hires, Walters got Grahm Harrell from West Virginia. The hire signals that Walters wants to keep the spread offense tradition that began with Joe Tiller but wants to use their best offensive player, Devin Mockobee, more effectively.

In Brohm’s defense, Aidan O’Connell was a quarterback, so they didn’t need to run much with Mockobee. That said, when Mockobee got the opportunity to run the football, he ran the ball very well. He had over 900 yards rushing and 274 yards receiving.

O’Connell is in the NFL, and Brohm is in Louisville, so what will the offense look like? Texas transfer Hudson Card takes the reigns of the offense, and he is an excellent fit for what Harrell wants to do offensively. Mockobee returns to the backfield, and Dylan Downing is a good change of pace back.

The biggest question for Purdue is, who’s the next great Purdue receiver? The Tiller era had Vinny Sutherland, Brohm had Rondale Moore, David Bell, and Charlie Jones. Toss in Payne Durham and Milton Wright for good measure.

TJ Sheffield is the most productive returning receiver. Harrell is expecting a lot from Florida Atlantic transfer Jahmal Edrine who has ideal size (6-foot-3 and 214 pounds) off the bus. He must put it together for the passing game to be productive.