Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Purdue
Joey Elliott
QB • 6'2" • Evansville, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Joey Elliott is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player 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...
Read the storyJoey Elliott, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Purdue. Joey Elliott is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,621
- Passing yards
- 3,326
- Rushing yards
- 295
- Touchdowns
- 29
Quick Answers
Joey Elliott quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,621
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Class 2009
- 2009 Total offense rank
- 3,294 total offense · QB 19th (top 7%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 2%) · National 19th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Purdue | 3 | 81 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 26.9 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 152 | 147 | 5 | 1 | 15.4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Purdue | 3 | 94 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 32.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 3,294 | 3,026 | 268 | 26 | 73.2 |
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Joey Elliott played QB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joey Elliott recorded 3,326 passing yards, 295 rushing yards, and 29 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Purdue paired 3,294 primary output with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
274.5
Efficiency
58.9
Usage
23.7
Consistency
81.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 215. Oregon: 283. Northern Illinois: 256. Notre Dame: 283. Northwestern: 317. Minnesota: 348. Ohio State: 312. Illinois: 228. Wisconsin: 76. Michigan: 387. Michigan State: 386. Indiana: 203
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 31 by 45.8. Oregon: 48 by 54.3. Northern Illinois: 37 by 78.8. Notre Dame: 43 by 52.7. Northwestern: 36 by 63.8. Minnesota: 57 by 59.5. Ohio State: 58 by 59.9. Illinois: 33 by 72.3. Wisconsin: 30 by 37.5. Michigan: 49 by 62.4. Michigan State: 62 by 61.5. Indiana: 36 by 57.8
Split Comparison
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Wins269 · Games = 5 · -9.4 vs Losses
Losses278.4 · Games = 7 · +9.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
78.8 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/21 | @ Indiana3+ TD | W 38-21 | 21 | 29 | 205 | 72.4 | 4 | 0 | 57.8 | 7 | -2 | -0.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Michigan State300-yard game | L 37-40 | 39 | 55 | 373 | 70.9 | 2 | 0 | 61.5 | 7 | 13 | 1.90 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Michigan300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-36 | 28 | 39 | 367 | 71.8 | 2 | 2 | 62.4 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-37 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | 37.5 | 7 | 17 | 2.40 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs IllinoisDual-threat | W 24-14 | 15 | 24 | 166 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 72.3 | 9 | 62 | 6.90 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Ohio State | W 26-18 | 31 | 50 | 281 | 62.0 | 2 | 1 | 59.9 | 8 | 31 | 3.90 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Minnesota | L 20-35 | 25 | 47 | 299 | 53.2 | 2 | 2 | 59.5 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Northwestern300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 21-27 | 20 | 28 | 313 | 71.4 | 3 | 1 | 63.8 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 9/27 | vs Notre Dame3+ TD | L 21-24 | 22 | 38 | 289 | 57.9 | 3 | 1 | 52.7 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Northern IllinoisDual-threat | L 21-28 | 20 | 31 | 188 | 64.5 | 0 | 0 | 78.8 | 6 | 68 | 11.30 | 2 | 58 |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Oregon | L 36-38 | 24 | 41 | 266 | 58.5 | 1 | 2 | 54.3 | 7 | 17 | 2.40 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Toledo3+ TD | W 52-31 | 17 | 28 | 220 | 60.7 | 3 | 3 | 45.8 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 5 |
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
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Purdue
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Purdue | 81 | 52.5 | 4.2 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Purdue | 152 | 36.7 | 3.3 | 71 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Purdue | 94 | 44.4 | 8.3 | -58 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 3,294 | 58.9 | 23.7 | 3,200 |
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
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#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
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3+ TD games
8
Above avg efficiency
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