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Purdue football’s Gus Hartwig speaks on his NFL potential
Hear what Purdue center Gus Hartwig said about his NFL future after Purdue’s Pro Day in March.
Former Purdue center Gus Hartwig’s exceptional football IQ is expected to be his biggest asset in the NFL Draft.Hartwig, a two-time Purdue captain and five-year starter, has demonstrated his advanced understanding of the game since his youth football days.Coaches and teammates praise Hartwig’s ability to quickly grasp playbooks and strategize on the field.
WEST LAFAYETTE — The 5-year-old boy in the oversized helmet hovering nearby as Myles Hartwig coached a Zionsville Youth Football League team wasn’t just there for play time.
Gus Hartwig already processing football information years before officially taking the field.
“He was always fascinated by the inner workings of it and he still is,” Myles Hartwig said of his oldest son. “I tell coaches I think his biggest strength is his brain. You could see that at an early age.”
With NFL scouts, coaches and general managers filtering through notes about hundreds of draft prospects, trying to separate what makes one player more valuable than another, there’ll be indicators.
For Gus Hartwig, it’s a football IQ that becomes evident at the outset of conversations with any coach or teammate.
Purdue football’s two-time captain and a five-year starter with 48 of his 51 starts coming at center, believes that will help him stand out in the NFL Draft crowd.
Before Purdue football, Gus Hartwig was Zionsville’s ‘Rain Man’
Myles Hartwig jokes that Gus’ ability to dissect football playbooks, zone defenses in basketball or pitching intricacies in baseball is Rain Man-esque, an alusion to the 1988 film starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.
Once his focus shifted to football, no one absorbed the game quite like Gus.
“He’s…
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Publish date : 2025-04-25 08:02:00
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