Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Purdue
David Blough
QB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Carrolton, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
David Blough is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
David Blough built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from Carrolton, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of David Blough's career was his passing role: 9,734...
Read the storyDavid Blough, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Purdue. David Blough is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,994
- Passing yards
- 9,734
- Rushing yards
- 260
- Touchdowns
- 83
Quick Answers
David Blough quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,994
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Missouri
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2018 Total offense rank
- 3,756 total offense · QB 13th (top 4%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 2%) · National 13th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 1,668 | 1,574 | 94 | 14 | 51.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 3,364 | 3,352 | 12 | 29 | 67.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 1,206 | 1,103 | 103 | 11 | 45.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 203 | 184 | 19 | 1 | 70.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 3,553 | 3,521 | 32 | 28 | 70.3 |
Related Context
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David Blough played QB for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, David Blough recorded 9,734 passing yards, 260 rushing yards, and 48 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Purdue paired 3,756 primary output with 61.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 49.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
166.8
Efficiency
49.1
Usage
23.5
Consistency
58.4
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 1. Virginia Tech: 11. Bowling Green: 351. Michigan State: 140. Minnesota: 209. Wisconsin: 123. Nebraska: 356. Illinois: 171. Northwestern: 299. Iowa: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 2 by 27.5. Virginia Tech: 7 by 52. Bowling Green: 51 by 61.5. Michigan State: 39 by 44.3. Minnesota: 57 by 39. Wisconsin: 32 by 50.3. Nebraska: 53 by 75.1. Illinois: 58 by 43.9. Northwestern: 54 by 53.8. Iowa: 7 by 43.8
Split Comparison
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Wins178.5 · Games = 2 · +14.6 vs Losses
Losses163.9 · Games = 8 · -14.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
75.1 vs Nebraska
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/21 | @ Iowa | L 20-40 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Northwestern | L 14-21 | 26 | 45 | 287 | 57.8 | 1 | 1 | 53.8 | 9 | 12 | 1.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Illinois | L 14-48 | 29 | 47 | 174 | 61.7 | 1 | 2 | 43.9 | 11 | -3 | -0.30 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Nebraska3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 55-45 | 28 | 43 | 274 | 65.1 | 4 | 0 | 75.1 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 1 | 56 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Wisconsin | L 7-24 | 15 | 26 | 136 | 57.7 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 6 | -13 | -2.20 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Minnesota | L 13-41 | 21 | 49 | 207 | 42.9 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Michigan State | L 21-24 | 15 | 31 | 136 | 48.4 | 1 | 1 | 44.3 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Bowling Green300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 28-35 | 29 | 39 | 340 | 74.4 | 2 | 1 | 61.5 | 12 | 11 | 0.90 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Virginia Tech | L 24-51 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Indiana State | W 38-14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 27.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player Story
David Blough story
David Blough built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from Carrolton, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of David Blough's career was his passing role: 9,734 passing yards, 69 touchdown passes, 1,430 attempts, and 260 rushing yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 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 260 rushing yards, 48 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: David Blough 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
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,668 | 49.1 | 23.5 | 1,668 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 3,364 | 53.6 | 23.4 | 1,696 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,206 | 51.6 | 14.5 | -2,158 |
| 2018 Postseason | Purdue | 3,756 | 61.2 | 20.6 | 2,550 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 3,756 | 61.2 | 20.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Missouri
Week 3 · L 37-40
Loss with 590 yards of offense and 70.1 efficiency.
590
Total Offense
84.5 takeover
590 total offense with 70.1 efficiency.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 9 · W 55-45 · Conference game
356
Total Offense
78.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
356 total offense with 75.1 efficiency.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 10 · L 31-44 · Conference game
367
Total Offense
77.2 takeover
Loss with 367 yards of offense and 55 efficiency.
367 total offense with 55 efficiency.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 4 · L 28-35
351
Total Offense
76.8 takeover
Loss with 351 yards of offense and 61.5 efficiency.
351 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 11 · L 14-21 · Conference game
299
Total Offense
68.2 takeover
Loss with 299 yards of offense and 53.8 efficiency.
299 total offense with 53.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Purdue
3,756 primary output · 61.2 efficiency · 20.6 usage
70.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
70.3
3,756 primary · 61.2 efficiency · 20.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Purdue
67.7
3,364 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 23.4 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
12
300+ total offense
13
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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