Early Signing Day: Three-star OL Max Parrott signs NLI to Purdue

The lone West commitment in the 2024 recruiting class for Purdue, offensive lineman Max Parrott, signed his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday and will officially head for West Lafayette in 2024. The Englewood, Colorado native is a three-star recruit, having a Rivals Rating of 5.5.

Offensive line coach Marcus Johnson was able to lure Parrott away from both of his parents' alma maters that were also pushing to land him, Arizona State and Iowa State. Parrott also held offers from Colorado, Colorado State, UNLV and Nevada before choosing the Boilermakers in June.

The 2023 U.S. Army All-American Bowl attendee played primarily right tackle for Cherry Creek during his high school career, which is where he projects at the college level. The 6'5", 295-pound lineman will have to continue building up his strength before he sees the field, but has a high motor and is quick enough to keep up with faster defender at the line of scrimmage.

Similar to the rest of Purdue's incoming freshmen in the trenches, playing time likely won't come for a couple years as the Boilermakers dedicated the first portion of transfer season to the offensive line. Parrott does have the tools to become a starting or top backup option across Marcus Johnson's offensive line in the years to come.