Saadiq Clements announced that he’ll be continuing his college career at Purdue on Friday. He is a DL from the class of 2023 out of Henderson County High School in Henderson, Kentucky.

Clements is listed as a 3-star DL per the 247Sports Composite. He picked the Boilermakers over Michigan, Florida State, and even his hometown team of Kentucky. Clements had a total of 8 offers. The website has him as the No. 81 DL and the No. 8 recruit from Kentucky. Clements comes in at 6-foot-5, 260 pounds.

Here is his post about his commitment to Purdue:

With Clements, Purdue now has 9 commitments. 247Sports hasn’t updated yet, but the Boilermakers could move up in the B1G class rankings from their No. 9 spot.

Clements should be a welcome addition to Jeff Brohm’s defense. Here are some highlights of him: