Devin Mockobee may be the ultimate diamond in the rough.

The Boonville (Ind.) High running back is rated just a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, but he has a five-star resume that includes 3,565 rushing yards, 45 rushing touchdowns and 54 total touchdowns during a stellar three-year varsity career at the Class 4A school in southern Indiana.

The 6-0, 195-pound Mockobee had been committed to Navy since last summer. But a whirlwind recruitment with Purdue saw the dynamic back flip to the Boilermakers days ago.

"I think the exclamation point happened two weeks ago when he solidified himself as a legitimate, dynamic athlete by being (2021) state long jump champion and finishing second in the 110-high hurdles," said Boonville coach Darin Ward. "There's not many football guys--besides sprinters--that become state champions. I think that gathered the attention of the running backs coach at Purdue (Chris Barclay) that this kid’s the real deal. To be able to excel like that on the track each week from sectional to regional to state really shows the type of kid he is."

Mockobee visited Purdue on Tuesday. And by Wednesday, he was a Boilermaker, the final piece of the program's 2021 class. Mockobee will arrive in West Lafayette as a walk-on with hopes of going on scholarship in the second semester.

GoldandBlack.com spoke to Ward--who played football at Indiana in the early 1990s--to learn more about the latest Purdue commitment.