Tight end, Purdue, 2019–⁠23

Paul Piferi

Number
No. 89
Height
6′5″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Villa Park, CA

Paul Piferi played tight end at Purdue (2019–⁠23).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Purdue56112.2124
2022Purdue1014314.3126
Career1520413.6226

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Purdue89TERS
2020Purdue89TEFr.
2021Purdue89TESo.
2022Purdue89TEJr.
2023Purdue89TESr.6′5″260

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Purdue51.24––6.2–
2022Purdue91.12––10.1–

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.

Game by game

2022 Purdue 9 games, 10 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Indiana StateW 56–⁠0126126
Sep 17atSyracuseL 29–⁠322806
Oct 1atMinnesotaW 20–⁠10118018
Oct 8atMarylandW 31–⁠29112012
Oct 22atWisconsinL 24–⁠35123023
Nov 5vs.IowaL 3–⁠241202
Nov 19vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠9117017
Dec 3vs.MichiganL 22–⁠43126026
Jan 2 ✦vs.LSUL 7–⁠63111011
2021 Purdue 3 games, 5 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 2vs.MinnesotaL 13–⁠20328010
Oct 30atNebraskaW 28–⁠231909
Nov 27vs.IndianaW 44–⁠7124124

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

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