Last confirmed: Purdue, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · New Lenox, IL · Lincoln-Way Central
Evan Panfil: DE · Purdue · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Evan Panfil
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Minnesota, Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Purdue | 32 | 18 | 12.0 | 5.0 |
| Career | 32 | 18 | 12.0 | 5.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24vs Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38vs Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-14vs Nevada | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 34-31@ Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-49vs Iowa | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 14-27@ No. 8 Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | L 24-62vs No. 24 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-44@ Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-45vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-49vs No. 6 Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-26@ Indiana | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 12.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
16%5 sacksTFL rate
38%12 TFLHurry rate
0%0 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
100%5 of 5 pressures32 tackles · 12 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
60.9%
557 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
76.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
604 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Purdue, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Darrell Hazell → Gerad Parker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
