More: Jeff Brohm on Purdue signees

With its 2018 signing class, Purdue wanted to get taller and long in its secondary.

They don't come much more of either than Cory Trice.

The 6-foot-3 safety recruit from Christian County in Hopkinsville, Ky., brings dimensions to the field that belie his position, a rangy, real-estate-covering defensive back who's also made a ton of plays for his high school, seemingly scoring touchdowns every week as a senior — whether they were interception or fumble returns or on kick or punt returns — before an injury cut his season short late in the year.