Quarterback, Purdue, 2016–⁠20

Elijah Sindelar

Number
No. 2
Height
6′4″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Princeton, KY

Elijah Sindelar played quarterback at Purdue (2016–⁠20).

At a glance

Best season
2,099
Passing yards, 2017 (Purdue, 7–⁠6)
Best game
509 yards
Vs. Vanderbilt, week 2, 2019: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

509passing yards, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20195touchdown passes, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Purdue143243.81655.203
2017Purdue18732956.82,0996.4187
2018Purdue264459.12836.423
2019Purdue7211264.39788.793
Career29951757.83,5256.82916

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Purdue492.3013
2017Purdue33−76−2.3021
2018Purdue4−1−0.306
2019Purdue12292.419
Career53−39−0.7121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Purdue2QBYr 1
2017Purdue2QBYr 2
2018Purdue2QBYr 3
2019Purdue2QBYr 4
2020Purdue2QBSr. (Yr 5)6′4″225

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
2016Purdue360.07––2.79%–
2017Purdue3440.1115th (n=160)0.2536.442%0.29
2018Purdue480.09––4.435%–
2019Purdue1240.40––49.053%0.42

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

2019 Purdue 3 games, 978 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atNevadaL 31–⁠3434524234226
Sep 7vs.VanderbiltW 42–⁠2434525095110
Sep 28vs.MinnesotaL 31–⁠38484600−7
2018 Purdue 2 games, 283 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.NorthwesternL 27–⁠31183019613−2
Sep 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 19–⁠2081487101
2017 Purdue 12 games, 2,099 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠35153111821−8
Sep 8vs.OhioW 44–⁠215116010–
Sep 16atMissouriW 35–⁠3468511–
Sep 23vs.MichiganL 10–⁠2871610310−10
Oct 7vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠17192624810−9
Oct 14atWisconsinL 9–⁠1713291550115
Oct 21atRutgersL 12–⁠141529138025
Nov 4vs.IllinoisW 29–⁠10223210−9
Nov 11atNorthwesternL 13–⁠23376037621−12
Nov 18atIowaW 24–⁠15223722930−24
Nov 25vs.IndianaW 31–⁠241529159200
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArizonaW 38–⁠35335339641−24
2016 Purdue 5 games, 165 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Eastern KentuckyW 45–⁠2411600–
Oct 1atMarylandL 7–⁠50412630113
Oct 29vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠6203001−2
Nov 12vs.NorthwesternL 17–⁠458158001−2
Nov 19vs.WisconsinL 20–⁠49111600–

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

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