#5
Liberty · 2026

Deshawn Purdie

QBJunior6' 4", 228 lbsBaltimore, MD
Liberty Flames6-1 · TDC #69
Snap share
80%
5 of 7 started · 357 of 445 snaps
Pass yards
1226
80th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
9–0
Yards / att.
9.2
19th of 143 in FBS
Completion
60.2%
102nd of 143 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.21
72nd of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

148 plays · +31.2 total EPA · 72nd of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.21
Passing+0.28
Rushing-0.10
1st down+0.42
2nd down+0.24
3rd down+0.19
Standard downs+0.25
Passing downs+0.15
PurdieQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays38%
Pass plays88%
Run plays11%
1st down33%
2nd down37%
3rd down52%
Standard downs31%
Passing downs57%
PurdieQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks137—
Success rate39.4%114th / 171
Explosive pass rate15.7%21st / 171
Deep-throw rate18.9%18th / 171
Sack rate7.3%134th / 171
Interception rate0.0%—
3rd-down conversion27.0%140th / 171
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries29—
Success rate48.3%—
Explosive run rate24.1%—
Stuffed at the line10.3%—
First downs8—
Red-zone carries3—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Purdie's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
12.1
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
19%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.2
393 yds after the catch
Air yards
788
of 1181 yds on charted throws
Pressured
16%
hurried or sacked · 10 sacks

Where he throws129 throws charted

60% comp12.1 avg. depth5.2 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds9–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 6 yds, 1.5 per throw450% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 5 caught (71%), 30 yds, 4.3 per throw771% · 30yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 11 throws (9%), 10 caught (91%), 106 yds, 9.6 per throw1191% · 106yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 40 yds, 10.0 per throw475% · 40yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 36 yds, 9.0 per throw450% · 36yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 4 caught (67%), 140 yds, 23.3 per throw667% · 140yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 35 yds, 11.7 per throw333% · 35yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 24 yds, 6.0 per throw475% · 24yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 31 yds, 7.8 per throw475% · 31yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 11 throws (9%), 5 caught (45%), 67 yds, 6.1 per throw1145% · 67yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 10 throws (8%), 5 caught (50%), 121 yds, 12.1 per throw1050% · 121yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 25 yds, 12.5 per throw250% · 25yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (4%), 4 caught (80%), 172 yds, 34.4 per throw580% · 172yRight, Behind air yards: 8 throws (6%), 7 caught (88%), 50 yds, 6.3 per throw888% · 50yRight, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (10%), 8 caught (62%), 50 yds, 3.8 per throw1362% · 50yRight, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (9%), 6 caught (50%), 46 yds, 3.8 per throw1250% · 46yRight, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 2 caught (29%), 30 yds, 4.3 per throw729% · 30yRight, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 2 caught (33%), 62 yds, 10.3 per throw633% · 62yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 3 caught (50%), 110 yds, 18.3 per throw650% · 110yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction28 carries

Left
43%
7.8 YPC · 75% succ.
Middle
39%
5.2 YPC · 45% succ.
Right
18%
5.8 YPC · 60% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Wake Forest

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Purdie’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
12.6
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
27%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
3.9
58 yds after the catch
Air yards
165
of 223 yds on charted throws
Pressured
22%
hurried or sacked · 3 sacks

Where he throws31 throws charted

49% comp12.6 avg. depth3.9 YAC/catch27% 20+ air yds6–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per throw1100% · 9yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per throw1100% · 7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 throws (6%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per throw250% · 6yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (6%), 1 caught (50%), 22 yds, 11.0 per throw250% · 22yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per throw1100% · 7yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (6%), 2 caught (100%), 32 yds, 16.0 per throw2100% · 32yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per throw1100% · 26yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), -1 yds, -1.0 per throw1100% · -1yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 throws (6%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per throw250% · 11yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (13%), 1 caught (25%), 9 yds, 2.3 per throw425% · 9yRight, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (16%), 1 caught (20%), 16 yds, 3.2 per throw520% · 16yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (13%), 2 caught (50%), 47 yds, 11.8 per throw450% · 47yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 32 yds, 32.0 per throw1100% · 32y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farLiberty#69 · 6-1780%80/13312269–09.239.4%411102.7048.3%
2025Wake Forest#57 · 9-4819%41/826186–37.534.4%11-11-1.0012.5%
2024Charlotte#120 · 5-7957%100/200180210–69.035.9%41-130-3.2146.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Deshawn Purdie's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Deshawn Purdie's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 7.7 vs Ball State (Week 3)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@James MadisonL 13–206.5172763.02308.510730.408
2Gardner-WebbW 24–235.561735.31227.2106-18-3.008
3Ball StateW 51–157.7132065.021110.6306294.8010
4@Coastal CarolinaW 34–176.9111668.821613.5207121.7015
5@DelawareW 30–145.9132065.01577.800471.8015
6Sam HoustonW 35–36.6101471.41148.1107578.1019
8@Kennesaw StateW 34–66.7101952.61769.3104205.0010
2026 · 7 games6.58013360.212269.290411102.7019

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions80—
Attempts133—
Completion %60.2%102nd / 143
Yards122680th / 265
Yards / att.9.219th / 143
Touchdowns959th / 265
Interceptions0—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries41—
Yards110432nd / 1458
Yards / carry2.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long19—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles4—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · James Madison✓ QB66623594%
Wk 2 · Gardner-Webb✓ QB66502376%
Wk 3 · Ball State✓ QB64422666%
Wk 4 · Coastal Carolina—63542386%
Wk 5 · Delaware✓ QB72562478%
Wk 6 · Sam Houston✓ QB52432083%
Wk 8 · Kennesaw State—62502481%
Season5 GS44535717580%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Liberty roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
5Deshawn PurdieQBJR133122690+0.21
13Jaylen HendersonQBSR1511220+0.11
15Ethan VaskoQBSR1610+1.13
18Jachin DavisQBFR————+0.33

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Liberty depth chart →