Former running back at James Madison. 2024: 170 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.
5′11″ · 208 lb · Chesterfield, MO
The story
Former running back at James Madison. 2024: 170 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.
Tyler Purdy
He got to James Madison by way of Holy Cross. One game to point at: 58 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Gardner-Webb — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at James Madison, 170 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 27.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 15.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 27.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 37 | 170 | 4.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 170 | 4.6 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 70–50
22 rush yds (6 car)
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With A. Barnett — 388 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.5 · 99 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · C. Ross — 10 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7@ Charlotte | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-6vs Gardner-Webb | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 1 | 10 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 70-50@ North Carolina | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-7vs Ball State | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-21@ UL Monroe | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-7vs Coastal Carolina | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-15vs Southern Miss | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 37 | 170 | 4.6 | 2 | 13 |
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).