UCLA · L 24-45
No catches.
Clemson · L 10-24
No catches.
Purcell has catches in 7 of California’s 9 games: none against UCLA and Clemson.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Taimane Purcell
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. A game that shows it: 102 receiving yards and 3 receptions against UNLV — Week 5, 2026.
241 receiving yards · 19 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 29Against NC State on Oct. 31: 4 catches for 33 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 19 catches for 241 yards. California has thrown to him 28 times in 307 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 1 | 91 |
| Career | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 1 | 91 |
Last game (Wk 9): 33 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Wagner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-39@ UNLV | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 1 | 91 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 25-20vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-41vs No. 21 Wake Forest | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-59@ No. 23 SMU | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ NC State | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 1 | 91 |
Week 5 · 2026
L 31-39
at UNLV
3 rec · 102 yds · 1 TD
With A. Davies — 46.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 53 long · J. Brousseau — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.6
The plays that mattered most
362nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
298% of team targetsCatch rate
66%19 of 29 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
66% catch rate on 29 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 20.0 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 45.2 | 16.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 35.2 | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 32.5 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
61.4%
386 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
69.9
9 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #49 at the position.
CBS Sports College Football
