Indiana's 2022 class is particularly strong on the defensive line, particularly in the Indianapolis area, but Merrillville's Kenneth Grant will also be one of the state's most sought-after D-linemen and a priority for Purdue and new defensive line coach Mark Hagen.

It was Hagen that years earlier recruited future NFL defensive linemen Mike Neal and Kawann Short out of Northwest Indiana during his first stint at Purdue.

True, functional, space-eating nose tackle prospects don't exactly grow on trees these days, but at 6-foot-5, 330 pounds, Grant is precisely that.