Raben, from Evansville, Ind., is in his fourth season and appeared in two games a year ago. McGowen recorded two tackles, including one for loss, vs. He appeared in 10 games a year ago and had four tackles, including 2.0 for loss. McGowen, from Denham, Ind., is in his fourth season and has played in 12 games as a reserve. Mattaway is a communication and selling and sales management dual major. Mattaway has 14 career tackles and recovered a fumble vs. He was an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2002. Mattaway, from Philadelphia, is in his fourth season and has seen action in 19 games on special teams. He is an organizational leadership and supervision major. Lecklider, from Indianapolis, Ind., is in his fourth season and last year saw his first action vs. Kohtz is majoring in nuclear engineering. He was slowed by injury earlier in his career.

Kohtz, from Frankfort, Ind., is in his fourth season on the team and playing his best football. Guynn is a nutrition, health and fitness major. He started out at defensive end before moving to tackle. Guynn, from Indianapolis, Ind., joined the Boilermakers last season and received the team's Verle H. This year, Tiller chose sophomore defensive tackle Jermaine Guynn, senior strong safety Pat Kohtz, senior wide receiver Chase Lecklider, senior strong safety Brian Mattaway, senior defensive tackle Dan McGowen, senior offensive guard Nick Raben and sophomore tight end Jerry Wasikowski. Per his custom, Purdue head football coach Joe Tiller has awarded deserving walkons with scholarships.

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