Rico Schrieber Commits to Purdue

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marist 2026 offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='325063' first='Rico' last='Schrieber'] was the first of the highly touted big fellas up front to make his college decision as he committed to Purdue on Wednesday evening.&nbsp; The 6'7” 330 pound offensive lineman is a mammoth left tackle for Marist.&nbsp; He is a road grader with his ability to move defenders with ease in the run game.&nbsp; Good pass blocker as well that moves his feet and is tough to get around.&nbsp; We caught up with him to see why the Boilermakers were his choice.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“They made me feel at home when I was there.&nbsp; I think Coach Vice will be a great help in developing me.&nbsp; The facilities were great too.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He spoke with us about what Purdue has expressed they like about his game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“They like how I am athletic and my size and at my high school we run a similar offense so I think that's a great thing.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Any 2026 prospects he has his eye on to join him in West Lafayette?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“My teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1399944' first='Stephen' last='Brown'] maybe.&nbsp; I don't have anyone in mind exactly, but that would be cool for him to come with me.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Schrieber is the #13 overall prospect in the Prep Redzone Illinois 2026 Rankings.  Check out his tape below!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18679661/67400ba92e7ac2cc255ad049' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67a4044245085"} /-->