#81
Purdue · 2026

George Burhenn

TEJunior6' 5", 245 lbsMcCordsville, IN
Purdue Boilermakers3-4 · TDC #72
Snap share
52%
1 of 6 started · likely 45–62%
Receptions
9
633rd of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
131
533rd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.6
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 826 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.93
13 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

13 plays · +12.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.93
Passing+0.93
1st down+0.71
2nd down+0.89
3rd down+0.62
Standard downs+0.46
Passing downs+1.48
BurhennWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays6%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down2%
3rd down4%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs5%
BurhennWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets13—
Target share6.8%—
Catch rate69.2%—
Success rate per target61.5%—
Yards per target10.1—
Explosive catches15.4%—
Deep-target rate23.1%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
13
9 caught (69%)
Avg. depth of target
11.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.8
34 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
97
of 131 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
23%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

69% comp11.2 avg. depth3.8 YAC/catch23% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 21 yds, 10.5 per target2100% · 21yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 26 yds, 26.0 per target1100% · 26yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 32 yds, 16.0 per target2100% · 32yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target250% · 30yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
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

4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farPurdue#72 · 3-4652%913126.8%
2025Purdue#100 · 2-10318%99409.6%
2024Purdue#122 · 1-1113%130—
2023Purdue#79 · 4-819%57419.7%

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

Game Log

George Burhenn'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

6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 7.3 at UCLA (Week 3)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Indiana StateW 44–197.124321.5026
2Wake ForestL 36–385.82178.5014
3@UCLAL 38–527.313030.0130
4Notre DameL 10–49—no stats recorded
5@IllinoisW 24–174.7188.008
6MinnesotaW 41–137.022211.0115
7WashingtonL 26–385.111111.0011
2026 · 6 games6.2913114.6230

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9633rd / 1995
Yards131533rd / 1981
Yards / catch14.6—
Touchdowns2172nd / 826
Long30—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Indiana State—74~54 (46–65)3·73%
Wk 2 · Wake Forest—82~33 (15–47)2·40%
Wk 3 · UCLA✓ TE59~34 (16–49)1158%
Wk 5 · Illinois—60~35 (16–50)1·58%
Wk 6 · Minnesota—71~56 (47–68)4·79%
Wk 7 · Washington—68~39 (18–56)2·57%
Season1 GS482251 (215–300)13152%

Position Room

8 TEs on the Purdue roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
81George BurhennTEJR913126%+0.93
Ar'mari TownsTE42604%+0.18
87Cooper McCutchanTEFR21205%-0.04
85Luca PuccinelliTESO11802%+0.45
16Kylan FoxTEJR—————
41Jon GrimmettTEFR—————
43Jackson BerrymanTESO—————
94Luke ShorterTEFR—————

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 4+ plays per team game. Purdue depth chart →