Player Career

Cole Herdman Career Story

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

Player Story

Cole Herdman story

Cole Herdman built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a tight end from Leesburg, VA wearing No. 88, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Cole Herdman's career was his receiving role: 91 catches, 1,010 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cole Herdman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

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    Purdue

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2015 Regular SeasonPurdue13953.67.5139
2016 Regular SeasonPurdue34467.610.7205
2017 PostseasonPurdue33172.87.5-13
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue33172.87.50
2018 PostseasonPurdue19664.98.6-135
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue19664.98.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Iowa

Week 7 · L 35-49 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

104

Receiving Yards

92.2 takeover

104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.

#2

vs Ohio

Week 2 · W 44-21

87

Receiving Yards

80.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 2 · L 19-20

33

Receiving Yards

78.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#4

vs Ohio State

Week 8 · W 49-20 · Conference game

36

Receiving Yards

75.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Indiana

Week 13 · W 28-21 · Conference game

31

Receiving Yards

70.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Purdue

344 primary output · 67.6 efficiency · 10.7 usage

62.5

#2

2017 Postseason · Purdue

59.4

331 primary · 72.8 efficiency · 7.5 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Purdue

59.4

331 primary · 72.8 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games