Deshawn Purdie
Deshawn Purdie
Pushes it downfield on every look. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 270 pass yds, 4 pass TD against Oregon State — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 41 | 82 | 50.0% | 618 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 130.1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 100 | 200 | 50.0% | 1,802 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 136.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 141 | 282 | 50.0% | 2,420 | 8.6 | 16 | 9 | 134.4 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 11 | -11 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 41 | -130 | -3.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 52 | -141 | -2.7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
183 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 11.4 · 3 rush yds (5 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Vertical Passer
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Deshawn Purdie’s 2024 season.
Differs from Deshawn on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Haaziq Daniels’s path through Air Force.
Matches Haaziq on
Differs from Haaziq on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Maiava's sophomore season at USC (2024).
Matches Jayden on
Differs from Jayden on
Player DNA
Players who play like Deshawn Purdie
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2024–2025-66%
Sharp dropoff (-66%) — career inflection point.