Former fullback at Purdue. 2024: -5 rushing yards.
6′0″ · 240 lb · South Elgin, IL
The story
Former fullback at Purdue. 2024: -5 rushing yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBen Furtney
Ben Furtney has been at Purdue through two head coaches in four seasons.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Ryan Walters. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road4g | -1.2 | -5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+2g | -2.5 | -5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 21-38@ Oregon State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-28vs Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 49-50@ Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-45@ Ohio State | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -5 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 0-66@ Indiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |