Linebacker, Tennessee (from Wofford), 2021–24
Eli Purcell
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Knoxville, TN
Eli Purcell played linebacker at Wofford (2021–23) and Tennessee (2024).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wofford | 52 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Wofford | 52 | LB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Wofford | 52 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 52 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 235 |
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.
Game by game
2024 Tennessee 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. NC State | W 51–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 71–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UTEP | W 56–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Wofford 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Pittsburgh | L 7–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Wofford 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–27 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Wofford 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | at North Carolina | L 14–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 2 at East Tennessee State; Oct 9 vs. Furman; Oct 16 vs. Samford; Nov 6 vs. Chattanooga, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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