New school, new number, same question — and Deshawn Purdie's early answer at Liberty is 563 team passing yards leader.
6′4″ · 228 lb · Baltimore, MD · Milford Mill Academy
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 211 pass yds, 3 TD, 29 rush yds, vs Ball State
Swing playSwung Charlotte from 58% to 85% to win.UAB at Charlotte · 29-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior quarterback for Liberty. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Deshawn Purdie
Deshawn Purdie arrives at Liberty with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
563
Team leader in passing yards (563).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jamey Chadwell.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 36 | 64 | 56.2% | 563 | 8.8 | 5 | 0 | 155.9 | 51 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 41 | 82 | 50.0% | 618 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 130.1 | 54 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 100 | 200 | 50.0% | 1,802 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 136.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 177 | 346 | 51.2% | 2,983 | 8.6 | 21 | 9 | 138.4 | 52 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 19 | 14 | 0.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 11 | -11 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 41 | -130 | -3.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 71 | -127 | -1.8 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 17/27 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | — | Season-high 230 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 6/17 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 13/20 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 10.6 | 85.5 | 3 TD passes |
| Total | 36/64 | 563 | 5 | 0 | 8.8 | 44.4 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
122 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 3.2 · -18 rush yds (6 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +211 passing yards, +3 passing TD.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (93rd percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (90th percentile). Concern: pass yards (3rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
9.1432 of 126 QBsSack rate
7.2%104 of 126 QBsSacked on 7.2% of dropbacks (104 of 126) — and still 32 of 126 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 55.4% completion on 65 attempts · 50% completion on 12 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 70 dropbacks51Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
39.9%11th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -3.0% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
7.9882th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.7 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
7.4%21th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.2% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (0 of 70 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. Scaled against the 2025 FBS population until enough 2026 QBs qualify. How ZPR is built.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 166 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 230 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 188 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
37.5%
72 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
64.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Pushes it downfield on every look.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,559 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Conference USA as a junior.
Player DNA
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 3 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
Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Wake Forest Saw playing time in eight games during the 2025 season Started two games at Wake Forest in 2025 Finished the season completing 41-of-82 passing attempts for 618 yards and six touchdowns Started against Oregon State, finishing the game…