Chubba Purdy
Chubba Purdy
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Vai Taua, Ken Wilson, and Jeff Choate. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 44 | 86 | 51.2% | 577 | 6.7 | 3 | 8 | 100.4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Nevada | 18 | 25 | 72.0% | 239 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 157.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 31 | 57 | 54.4% | 382 | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | 111.7 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 22 | 47 | 46.8% | 147 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 60.3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 98 | 19.6 | 2 | 0 | 396.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 220 | 54.5% | 1,443 | 6.6 | 8 | 15 | 108.0 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 100 | 530 | 5.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Nevada | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 29 | 180 | 6.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Nebraska | 24 | 73 | 3.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 167 | 848 | 5.1 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 20–17
vs Sacramento State
144 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 17.2 · 115 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Nevada
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #97
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Max Brown’s 2024 season.
Differs from Max on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kirk Francis’s path through Tulsa.
Matches Kirk on
Player DNA
Players who play like Chubba Purdy
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #1037
Peaked at #1037 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+489%
Up 489% from first season to most-recent.