Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 14 | 36 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 |
#20
Travis Terrell Jr.
Junior running back for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 170 lb · Atlanta, GA
Returning to Purdue for 2026
The numbers
36
rushing yards · 2026
2.6 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 32 rush yds, vs Indiana State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Jackson State in 2024.
Travis Terrell Jr.
The receipt on tape: 32 rush yds against Indiana State, Week 1, 2026.
36 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 14 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Jackson Stateout of Creekside
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 18.0 YDS/g, 2.1 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 2&16 · Q1 · EPA +0.86(02:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short left to #20 T.Terrell Jr. caught at WFU45, for 9 yards to the WFU31 (#8 B.Johnson; #43 F.Cusano)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.69(06:02) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PUR45 (#36 A.Rose)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.66(01:04) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the ISU18 (#4 N.Yatsko)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA -0.62(05:25) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PUR47 (#42 B.Sampson)
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.60(09:30) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #20 T.Terrell Jr. caught at PUR15, for 7 yards to the PUR32 (#13 A.Williams)
- Week 2 · Wake Forest · 1&10 · Q6 · EPA -0.39(00:00) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush right for 1 yard loss to the WFU16 (#94 Z.Lohavichan)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&6 · Q1 · EPA -0.39(01:39) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the ISU05 (#35 K.Harris)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA -0.39(00:53) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ISU06 (#35 K.Harris)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.36(03:16) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PUR22 (#6 K.Gajewski; #3 J.Childers)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.36(06:39) Shotgun #20 T.Terrell Jr. rush left for 9 yards gain to the PUR43 (#32 G.Hagan; #42 B.Sampson), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Purdue
Returning around him
- 48% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #55
The backfield · Purdue
- #2Fame Ijeboi441 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Antonio Harris305 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jerrick Gibson152 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Travis Terrell Jr.2 games · 2026
- #31Carter Holsworthno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology