To help commemorate the 20-year anniversary of Purdue's magical turnaround 1997 season, GoldandBlack.com's staff will break up the rosters and select the best players to wear a Boilermaker uniform since Coach Joe Tiller's first season on the sidelines.

GoldandBlack.com's 20-year Purdue player draft will have 100 players chosen — two picks each weekday over the next 10 weeks. Boilermakers who were on Purdue rosters between 1997-2017 are eligible for selection. The draft order is Alan Karpick, Stacy Clardie, Kyle Charters and Brian Neubert.

Neubert continues his path to utter domination at No. 44 ...

Draft ticker: No. 1-43

I've got defensive ends who'll haunt the dreams of any quarterback that crosses their path, but I need put some muscle between them.

Mike Neal's my guy.

Don't look at numbers. They don't tell the story.

Look at impact.

When Neal was a senior at Purdue, he attracted the double- and triple-team attention that can't possibly have been ideal for offenses' game plans and certainly helped a young Kawann Short establish himself very quickly as a player.

Neal was a physical force at Purdue, but also surprisingly athletic for being a walking, talking bundle of raw power. I'm still awed that he went on to play linebacker in the NFL, but that is a testament to his athleticism.

My defense is being built around the D-line. You want to mess with a trio of Neal, Rosevelt Colvin and Anthony Spencer?

Me neither.

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