Elijah Sindelar: QB · Purdue · #2.
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Elijah Sindelar
Pushes it downfield on every look. The four seasons at Purdue span two head coaches: Gerad Parker and Jeff Brohm. One game to point at: 509 passing yards and 10 rushing yards against Vanderbilt — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Nevada | 34/52 | 423 | 4 | 2 | 8.1 | 80.4 | 4 TD passes |
| Wk 2 | W 42-24vs Vanderbilt | 34/52 | 509 | 5 | 1 | 9.8 | 81.8 | Season-high 509 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 31-38vs Minnesota | 4/8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 16.9 | |
| Total | 72/112 | 978 | 9 | 3 | 8.7 | — |
Week 2 · 2019
W 42-24
vs Vanderbilt
509 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.8 · 10 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
With R. Moore — 13 rec · 220 yds · 1 TD · B. Cormier — 30 yards per punt · 4 punts · 41 long
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
8.9416 of 205 QBsSack rate
1.8%11 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (11 of 205 QBs) and still 16 of 205 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 64.3% completion on 112 attempts · 19 deep completions averaging 30.9 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 278 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 423 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 326 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
60.5%
518 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
71.3
12 games
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
More passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 3,525 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Darrell Hazell, Gerad Parker, and Jeff Brohm. Multi-era developmental context.
