Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 17/27 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | — | Season-high 230 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 6/17 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.2 | |
| Total | 23/44 | 352 | 2 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.2 |
#5
Deshawn Purdie
New school, new number, same question — and Deshawn Purdie's early answer at Liberty is 1802 team passing yards leader.
6′4″ · 228 lb · Baltimore, MD · Milford Mill Academy
CFB Index 28 · #121 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred Wake Forest → Liberty for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
352
passing yards · 2026
2 TD · 0 INT · 8 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 230 pass yds, 1 TD, 3 rush yds, at James Madison
Swing playSwung Charlotte from 58% to 85% to win.UAB at Charlotte · 29-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Charlotte in 2024.
- Transferred from Wake Forest to Liberty in 2026.
Deshawn Purdie
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Deshawn Purdie arrives at Liberty with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
352PASS YDS2PASS TD3RUSH YDS
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
1802
Team leader in passing yards (1802).
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
20249 games
- Signed with Charlotte3-star out of Milford Mill Academy
20258 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Liberty
Played his entire career under Jamey Chadwell.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
2025Wake Forest
2026Liberty
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Charlotte5-7HC: Biff Poggi · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (91st percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 176 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 7.8 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 23 | 44 | 52.3% | 352 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 134.5 | 41 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 41 | 82 | 50.0% | 618 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 130.1 | 54 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 100 | 200 | 50.0% | 1,802 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 136.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 164 | 326 | 50.3% | 2,772 | 8.5 | 18 | 9 | 134.4 | 49 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 13 | -15 | -1.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 11 | -11 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 41 | -130 | -3.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 65 | -156 | -2.4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
122 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 3.2 · -18 rush yds (6 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Gardner-Webb · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +5.59(11:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete deep left to #2 M.Jackson caught at GWU45, for 65 yards to the GWU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:07, 1ST DOWN #42 C.Reeves kick attempt good (H: #49 S.Crossan, LS: #41 G.Rivera)
- Week 1 · James Madison · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.16Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short left to #0 J.Coleman caught at LU 49, for 23 yards to the JMU34 (#25 T.Jones), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Gardner-Webb · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.12(00:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short middle to #88 Z.Wimbush caught at GWU49, for 26 yards to the GWU39 (#3 J.Ravenell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete deep middle to #2 M.Jackson caught at JMU04, for 34 yards to the JMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:33, 1ST DOWN #42 C.Reeves kick attempt good (H: #49 S.Crossan, LS: #41 G.Rivera)
- Week 1 · James Madison · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete deep right to #9 B.Randolph caught at JMU40, for 21 yards to the JMU40 (#23 K.Willis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.80Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete deep right to #3 J.Person caught at JMU50, for 33 yards to the JMU45, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · James Madison · 2&21 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short middle to #2 M.Jackson caught at LU 38, for 21 yards to the LU 41 (#14 K.Flowe), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · James Madison · 2&26 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short left to #2 M.Jackson caught at JMU25, for 18 yards to the JMU25 (#31 S.Gathers; #23 K.Willis)
- Week 2 · Gardner-Webb · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -2.38(01:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie sacked for loss of 7 yards to the GWU44 (#1 T.Yanez)
- Week 1 · James Madison · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.38No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short middle to #9 B.Randolph caught at JMU43, for 11 yards to the JMU43, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Pushes it downfield on every look.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Vertical Passer
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Deshawn Purdie’s 2024 season.
Differs from Deshawn on
TD rate (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
Rush yards / carry (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Haaziq Daniels’s path through Air Force.
68%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Haaziq on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
Differs from Haaziq on
Height (higher)
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Maiava's sophomore season at USC (2024).
49%match
All-Big Ten
Matches Jayden on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Jayden on
Completion % (lower)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Deshawn Purdie
Background
Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Wake Forest Saw playing time in eight games during the 2025 season Started two games at Wake Forest in 2025 Finished the season completing 41-of-82 passing attempts for 618 yards and six touchdowns Started against Oregon State, finishing the game with...
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