SEC receiver from College Football Playoff qualifier joins Purdue football

WEST LAFAYETTE − Two years ago, Nathan Leacock was one of the nation’s top high school receivers.

Now, he’ll join the Purdue football offense, first reported by Pete Nakos of On3.

Leacock spent the past two seasons at Tennessee, playing in six games, five of them this season as a redshirt freshman in which the Volunteers qualified for the College Football Playoff.

Leacock caught his lone collegiate pass in a win over Chattanooga and also made one tackle in 2024.

Prior to Tennessee, Leacock was a top 100 rated recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports and the 13th overall receiver.

More: Purdue football transfer portal tracker: Who’s in, who’s out for Boilers’ 2025 roster

At Millbrook High School in North Carolina, Leacock caught 120 passes in his final two seasons for 2,438 yards and 33 touchdowns, per Millbrook’s MaxPreps stats.

Leacock becomes the fourth receiver to join the Boilermakers out of the transfer portal, restocking a receiving corps that’s already lost four receivers through the portal and has another currently in the portal.

Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at sking@jconline.com and follow him on X and Instagram @samueltking.

Tennessee wide receiver Nathan Leacock (85) walks onto the field for warm ups before the start of the NCAA college football game between Tennessee and Georgia on Saturday, November 18, 2023 in Knoxville, Tenn.

This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue football adds receiver from top SEC program

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Publish date : 2025-01-07 03:13:00

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