Quarterback, Purdue, 2014–18
David Blough
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Carrolton, TX
- Born
- Jul 31, 1995
David Blough played quarterback at Purdue (2014–18).
At a glance
Career highs
572passing yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20185touchdown passes, career highvs. Iowa, 201682rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 2016Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Purdue | 11 | QB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Purdue | 11 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Purdue | 11 | QB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Purdue | 11 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Purdue | 11 | QB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Purdue | 362 | 0.08 | 15th (n=151) | 0.24 | 30.0 | 49% | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | Purdue | 598 | 0.15 | 17th (n=152) | 0.25 | 89.7 | 65% | 0.25 | 0.10 |
| 2017 | Purdue | 184 | 0.15 | 24th (n=160) | 0.25 | 27.0 | 33% | 0.15 | – |
| 2018 | Purdue | 535 | 0.28 | 60th (n=160) | 0.26 | 152.4 | 58% | 0.39 | 0.20 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 Purdue 13 games, 3,705 passing yards, 25 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 27–31 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 19–20 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 37–40 | 39 | 55 | 572 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 30–13 | 21 | 28 | 296 | 3 | 0 | −28 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 42–28 | 25 | 42 | 328 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 46–7 | 25 | 36 | 377 | 3 | 1 | −15 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 49–20 | 25 | 43 | 378 | 3 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 13–23 | 29 | 49 | 277 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 38–36 | 23 | 32 | 333 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 10–41 | 20 | 31 | 142 | 1 | 0 | −14 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 44–47 | 31 | 48 | 386 | 4 | 0 | −18 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 28–21 | 27 | 35 | 310 | 3 | 1 | −18 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 14–63 | 22 | 37 | 184 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
2017 Purdue 9 games, 1,103 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 28–35 | 18 | 26 | 175 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 44–21 | 11 | 13 | 235 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 35–3 | 22 | 28 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 10–28 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 31–17 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 9–17 | – | – | – | – | – | −15 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 12–14 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 24–25 | 16 | 28 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 29–10 | 16 | 24 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2016 Purdue 12 games, 3,352 passing yards, 25 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 45–24 | 25 | 43 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 20–38 | 32 | 57 | 401 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 24–14 | 21 | 30 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 7–50 | 18 | 41 | 132 | 1 | 0 | −26 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 34–31 | 22 | 35 | 220 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 35–49 | 30 | 60 | 458 | 5 | 1 | −7 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 14–27 | 25 | 43 | 309 | 2 | 1 | −21 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 24–62 | 34 | 50 | 281 | 2 | 1 | −20 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 31–44 | 29 | 48 | 391 | 4 | 1 | −24 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 17–45 | 21 | 36 | 184 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 20–49 | 14 | 30 | 206 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 24–26 | 24 | 45 | 225 | 2 | 2 | −22 |
2015 Purdue 10 games, 1,574 passing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 38–14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 24–51 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 28–35 | 29 | 39 | 340 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 21–24 | 15 | 31 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 13–41 | 21 | 49 | 207 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 7–24 | 15 | 26 | 136 | 0 | 0 | −13 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 55–45 | 28 | 43 | 274 | 4 | 0 | 82 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 14–48 | 29 | 47 | 174 | 1 | 2 | −3 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 14–21 | 26 | 45 | 287 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 20–40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 17–21).
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 74″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.22 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.55 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 9 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 94 | 174 | 984 | 4 | 6 | 31 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 38 | 58 | 402 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NFL career | 9 | 138 | 242 | 1,435 | 6 | 9 | 60 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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