Quarterback, Liberty (from Charlotte, Wake Forest), 2024–⁠26

Deshawn Purdie

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Weight
228 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Baltimore, MD

Deshawn Purdie plays quarterback for Liberty, after Charlotte (2024) and Wake Forest (2025). Last time out, against Sam Houston: 10 of 14, 114 yards, 1 TD; 7 carries, 57 yards. Purdie leads Liberty in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,050 passing yards, 8 TD

Last game: 10 of 14, 114 yards, 1 TD; 7 carries, 57 yards vs. Sam Houston, W 35–⁠3

Next game: at Kennesaw State, Oct 22

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 230@JMU
  2. 122GWEB
  3. 211BALL
  4. 216@CCU
  5. 157@DEL
  6. 114SHSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
1,802
Passing yards, 2024 (Charlotte, 5–⁠7)
Best game
396 yards
At Florida Atlantic, week 13, 2024: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

396passing yards, career highat Florida Atlantic, 20244touchdown passes, career highat Oregon State, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Charlotte10020050.01,8029.0106
2025Wake Forest418250.06187.563
2026Liberty7011461.41,0509.280
Career21139653.33,4708.8249

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Charlotte41−130−3.2119
2025Wake Forest11−11−1.0013
2026Liberty37902.4019
Career89−51−0.6119

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Charlotte5QBFr.
2025Wake Forest5QBSo.
2026Liberty5QBJr.6′4″228

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2024Charlotte2040.1511th (n=238)0.3030.445%0.35
2025Wake Forest950.15––14.718%0.17
2026Liberty1480.2561st (n=273)0.2137.538%0.26

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Wake Forest35%10.0 yds4.4 yds9 of 4444%
2026Liberty46%11.5 yds5.8 yds20 of 11455%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Liberty52%4.201.901.309%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Liberty 6 games, 1,050 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atJames MadisonL 13–⁠201727230103
Sep 12vs.Gardner-WebbW 24–⁠2361712210−18
Sep 19vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠1513202113029
Sep 24atCoastal CarolinaW 34–⁠1711162162012
Oct 2atDelawareW 30–⁠141320157007
Oct 8vs.Sam HoustonW 35–⁠310141141057
2025 Wake Forest 8 games, 618 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.Western CarolinaW 42–⁠10344210–
Sep 27vs.Georgia TechL 29–⁠30131400−3
Oct 4atVirginia TechW 30–⁠2301000–
Oct 11atOregon StateW 39–⁠14142727040–
Oct 25vs.SMUW 13–⁠121426183023
Nov 1atFlorida StateL 7–⁠426106910−11
Nov 8atVirginiaW 16–⁠9271800–
Nov 22vs.DelawareW 52–⁠14142201–
2024 Charlotte 9 games, 1,802 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠38919134206
Sep 14vs.Gardner-WebbW 27–⁠26162319401−77
Sep 28atRiceW 21–⁠20101518320−20
Oct 5vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠24132220600−19
Oct 26atMemphisL 28–⁠3351415211−10
Oct 31vs.TulaneL 3–⁠345126601−6
Nov 16vs.South FloridaL 24–⁠59173925612−11
Nov 23atFlorida AtlanticW 39–⁠27163039631−4
Nov 30vs.UABW 29–⁠279262151011

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

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