Player Career

Joey Elliott Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Joey Elliott story

Joey Elliott built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Evansville, IN wearing No. 14, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Joey Elliott's career was his passing role: 3,326 passing yards, 24 touchdown passes, 482 attempts, and 295 rushing yards across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Purdue. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 295 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.

The arc is straightforward: Joey Elliott moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2006200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonPurdue8152.54.2
2007 Regular SeasonPurdue15236.73.371
2008 Regular SeasonPurdue9444.48.3-58
2009 Regular SeasonPurdue3,29458.923.73,200

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan

Week 10 · W 38-36 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

387

Total Offense

79.7 takeover

387 total offense with 62.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Minnesota

Week 6 · L 20-35 · Conference game

348

Total Offense

75.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

348 total offense with 59.5 efficiency.

#3

vs Northwestern

Week 5 · L 21-27 · Conference game

317

Total Offense

70.5 takeover

Loss with 317 yards of offense and 63.8 efficiency.

317 total offense with 63.8 efficiency.

#4

vs Ohio State

Week 7 · W 26-18 · Conference game

312

Total Offense

68 takeover

Win with 312 yards of offense and 59.9 efficiency.

312 total offense with 59.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Michigan State

Week 11 · L 37-40 · Conference game

386

Total Offense

67.7 takeover

Loss with 386 yards of offense and 61.5 efficiency.

386 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Purdue

3,294 primary output · 58.9 efficiency · 23.7 usage

73.2

#2

2008 Regular Season · Purdue

32.6

94 primary · 44.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2006 Regular Season · Purdue

26.9

81 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency