2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in the season opener vs. Indiana State (Aug. 31)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2023 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Did not appear in any games
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2022 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in one game, making Purdue debut against LSU (Jan. 2)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Consensus 4-star defensive lineman
• Ranked in the ESPN 300 as the No. 227 prospect in the nation
• Also tabbed the fifth-best player in the state of Indiana by ESPN
• Named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team as a junior and senior
• Recorded 70 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and three fumble recoveries as a senior to help lead his team to a state runner-up finish
• Three-time all-conference and all-county honoree, helping lead his team to a pair of league titles
• Registered 50 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior to earn MaxPreps All-Defense accolades
• Also landed on the MaxPreps All-Defense team after tallying 45 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and eight sacks during his sophomore campaign
• Named MaxPreps Freshman All-American with 36 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and four sacks
• Tabbed academic all-state
• Appeared in the season opener vs. Indiana State (Aug. 31)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2023 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Did not appear in any games
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
2022 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Appeared in one game, making Purdue debut against LSU (Jan. 2)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Consensus 4-star defensive lineman
• Ranked in the ESPN 300 as the No. 227 prospect in the nation
• Also tabbed the fifth-best player in the state of Indiana by ESPN
• Named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team as a junior and senior
• Recorded 70 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and three fumble recoveries as a senior to help lead his team to a state runner-up finish
• Three-time all-conference and all-county honoree, helping lead his team to a pair of league titles
• Registered 50 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior to earn MaxPreps All-Defense accolades
• Also landed on the MaxPreps All-Defense team after tallying 45 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and eight sacks during his sophomore campaign
• Named MaxPreps Freshman All-American with 36 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and four sacks
• Tabbed academic all-state
PERSONAL
• Parent(s): Vern and Amy Strickland
• Sibling(s): Jacob and Julian
• Birthdate: Jan. 21, 2004
• Major: Industrial Engineering Technology
• His father, Vern, played basketball at Auburn and was teammates with Charles Barkley
• Is a third generation of his family to be a Boilermaker