Boiler Alert Podcast: Purdue NFL Draft & CJ Cox Homework
What does the rising junior need to focus on?
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 28: C. J. Cox #0 of the Purdue Boilermakers reacts during the first half of a game against the Arizona Wildcats in the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 28, 2026 in San Jose, California.
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) | Getty Images With the NFL Draft over it’s time to take a look at how Purdue football finished up. No one drafted you say? Are you sure?
Well, surely there were people with Purdue connections/ties to talk about with this year’s draft…right? Well absolutely there were. On this episode of the podcast we talk about drafted players who spent some time at Purdue before we pivot to look at those who finished their careers at Purdue before signing with teams over the last 24 hours.
Next, we get into our Purdue men’s basketball offseason homework feature and look at CJ Cox. Cox is the lone returning starter from this year’s team that made it all the way to the Elite Eight. Now, Cox will return to the starting lineup and also be asked to do so much more.