#8

De'Nylon Morrissette

Senior wide receiver for Purdue. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · Purdue · Sr. · #8

6′1″ · 205 lb · Stone Mountain, GA

Returning to Purdue for 2026
Next upSat Sep 19 · 11 pm ETat UCLARose BowlUCLA by 14.5

How he plays

Yards / catch: 54th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

26

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 1 TD · 13 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 26 yds, 1 TD, vs Wake Forest

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Purdue. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

  • Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
  • Transferred from Georgia to Purdue in 2024.
His career, year by year

De'Nylon Morrissette

WR · Purdue · Sr · #8

Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Kirby Smart, Ryan Walters and Barry Odom. One game to point at: 26 rec yds, 2 receptions against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.

26 REC YDS · 2 REC · 1 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • season totals
  • head-coach lineage
  • game log

The receiver room · Purdue

  1. #19Asaad WaseemWR · Jr.726 receiving yards · 2025
  2. #3Xavier TownsendWR · Sr.243 receiving yards · 2025
  3. #12Corey SmithWR · Jr.237 receiving yards · 2025
  4. Jaylan HornsbyWR · So.103 receiving yards · 2025
  5. #8De'Nylon MorrissetteWR · Sr.1 game · 2026

11 more on the roster · Purdue team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology