Cole Herdman

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2018 Purdue 10 games, 18 catches, 196 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 30	vs.Northwestern	L 27–⁠31	–	–	–	–
Sep 8	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 19–⁠20	3	33	0	17
Sep 15	vs.Missouri	L 37–⁠40	3	36	0	19
Sep 22	vs.Boston College	W 30–⁠13	1	24	0	24
Oct 20	vs.Ohio State	W 49–⁠20	2	36	0	29
Oct 27	atMichigan State	L 13–⁠23	2	10	0	7
Nov 10	atMinnesota	L 10–⁠41	1	5	0	5
Nov 17	vs.Wisconsin	L 44–⁠47	1	4	0	4
Nov 24	atIndiana	W 28–⁠21	2	31	0	22
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Auburn	L 14–⁠63	3	17	0	7

2017 Purdue 12 games, 20 catches, 331 yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 2	vs.Louisville	L 28–⁠35	4	59	0	19
Sep 8	vs.Ohio	W 44–⁠21	2	87	1	62
Sep 16	atMissouri	W 35–⁠3	1	54	0	54
Sep 23	vs.Michigan	L 10–⁠28	1	13	0	13
Oct 7	vs.Minnesota	W 31–⁠17	2	30	1	20
Oct 14	atWisconsin	L 9–⁠17	1	7	0	7
Oct 21	atRutgers	L 12–⁠14	1	6	0	6
Nov 4	vs.Illinois	W 29–⁠10	1	3	1	3
Nov 11	atNorthwestern	L 13–⁠23	3	25	0	11
Nov 18	atIowa	W 24–⁠15	1	6	0	6
Nov 25	vs.Indiana	W 31–⁠24	2	26	0	20
Dec 27 ✦	vs.Arizona	W 38–⁠35	1	15	0	15

2016 Purdue 12 games, 35 catches, 344 yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 3	vs.Eastern Kentucky	W 45–⁠24	1	22	0	22
Sep 10	vs.Cincinnati	L 20–⁠38	3	36	0	26
Sep 24	vs.Nevada	W 24–⁠14	1	20	0	20
Oct 1	atMaryland	L 7–⁠50	4	23	1	9
Oct 8	atIllinois	W 34–⁠31	1	9	0	9
Oct 15	vs.Iowa	L 35–⁠49	7	104	1	53
Oct 22	atNebraska	L 14–⁠27	5	39	0	23
Oct 29	vs.Penn State	L 24–⁠62	7	33	0	10
Nov 5	atMinnesota	L 31–⁠44	3	29	1	20
Nov 12	vs.Northwestern	L 17–⁠45	1	7	0	7
Nov 19	vs.Wisconsin	L 20–⁠49	1	16	0	16
Nov 26	atIndiana	L 24–⁠26	1	6	0	6

2015 Purdue 11 games, 18 catches, 139 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 6	atMarshall	L 31–⁠41	1	11	0	11
Sep 12	vs.Indiana State	W 38–⁠14	2	22	0	13
Sep 19	vs.Virginia Tech	L 24–⁠51	2	13	0	7
Sep 26	vs.Bowling Green	L 28–⁠35	1	10	0	10
Oct 3	atMichigan State	L 21–⁠24	2	2	0	4
Oct 10	vs.Minnesota	L 13–⁠41	1	10	1	10
Oct 31	vs.Nebraska	W 55–⁠45	2	23	0	13
Nov 7	vs.Illinois	L 14–⁠48	2	14	0	8
Nov 14	atNorthwestern	L 14–⁠21	1	7	0	7
Nov 21	atIowa	L 20–⁠40	2	16	0	9
Nov 28	vs.Indiana	L 36–⁠54	2	11	1	9

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).