#9

Blake Purchase

LB · Ole Miss · Jr. · #9

Transferred Oregon → Ole Miss for 2026
Jr. · Green Valley Ranch, Colo. → Cherry Creek
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Blake Purchase

LB · Oregon · So · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#294 national
CFB
College
Oregon
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Ole Miss
2024
Ole Miss
2025
Ole Miss

Played his entire career under Lane Kiffin.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Ole Miss

2025Oregon
2026Ole Miss

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oregon32134.52.011--
2024Oregon210.50.5------
2023Oregon542.01.01----
Career39187.03.521--

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Domineck’s 2021 season.

Georgia Tech · 2021

#2

Colby Reeder

Iowa State · 2022

70%
#3

Derrick McLendon II

Florida State · 2022

68%
#4

Ty Wise

Miami (OH) · 2022

67%
#5

David Afogho

Bowling Green · 2025

67%

Matches Jordan on

Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate

Differs from Jordan on

Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Kingsbury's junior season at Minnesota (2025).

Minnesota · 2025

#2

Dominic Lolesio

Arizona · 2025

69%
#3

JaCorey Johns

Wake Forest · 2022

69%
#4

Taje McCoy

Oklahoma State · 2025

65%
#5

Cameron Lenhardt

Nebraska · 2025

65%

Matches Matt on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Matt on

Hurry rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1720

Final rank
#1720
Avg #2854.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1720 this season.