6′3″ · 320 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Eldorado
He is a true freshman with 4 games on the stat sheet.
Poe Purcell
On tape: 8 tackles against North Dakota State, Week 6, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UNLV | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-31vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-7vs North Dakota State | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 17 · L 31-41 at Air Force, play by play
2 tackles.
How UNLV’s defense played that day
8 tackles.
1 tackle.
5 tackles.
Week 6 · 2026
W 13-7
8 tackles · 1 solo tackle
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -6 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries16 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.2%
188 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
65.1
7 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
224 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
His career
