Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Mason Purham
4th-year edge rusher on James Madison's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Hampton, VA · Bethel
Returning to James Madison for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 3 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Wagner
His career numbers, season by seasonMason Purham
The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wagner, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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College
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NFL
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026James Madison2-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
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 | James Madison | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · James Madison
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (37 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #80
Background
2025 at Emory & Henry: Played in all 11 games Had 42 tackles (21 solo) to go with 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and one pass breakup Career-high 12 tackles with 2.0 TFL and a sack vs. Anderson (Sept. 27) Made seven tackles with sack at Mars Hill (Oct. 11) Accrued five tackles at Lenoir-Rhyne (S...
The defensive line · James Madison
- #8Amar Thomas6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Mychal Mcmullin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Kells Bush0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Chukwunedu Okeke0 tackles for loss · 2025
- Mason Purham1 game · 2026
12 more on the roster · James Madison team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology