According to a report from Zach Fleer, the Boilermakers have put out an offer to 2018 prospect Jerome Hunter. He comes out of Pickerington, Ohio and is rated as the No. 6 player in Ohio and the No. 25 small forward in the 2017 class by ESPN. Hunter is listed at 6-foot-7 and 195 pounds and also has offers from Dayton, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, West Virginia, and Xavier among others. Purdue currently has no commitments in its 2018 recruiting class.