Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Purdue
Cole Herdman
TE • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Leesburg, VA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Cole Herdman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player 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,...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Cole Herdman, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue. Cole Herdman reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,010
- Receptions
- 91
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Cole Herdman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,010
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Flint Hill School · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Flint Hill School · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 196 receiving yards · TE 72nd (top 20%) · Big Ten 68th (top 29%) · National 605th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 18 | 139 | 2 | 46.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 35 | 344 | 3 | 62.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 19 | 316 | 3 | 59.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Purdue | 10 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 53.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 15 | 179 | 0 | 53.6 |
Related Context
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Cole Herdman played TE for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cole Herdman recorded 1,010 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Purdue paired 344 primary output with 67.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 64.9 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: Eastern Michigan
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 77.8th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Purdue
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
19.6
Efficiency
64.9
Usage
8.6
Consistency
63.8
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 17. Northwestern: 0. Eastern Michigan: 33. Missouri: 36. Boston College: 24. Ohio State: 36. Michigan State: 10. Minnesota: 5. Wisconsin: 4. Indiana: 31
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 3 by 37.8. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 73.3. Missouri: 3 by 80. Boston College: 1 by 100. Ohio State: 2 by 100. Michigan State: 2 by 33.3. Minnesota: 1 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 26.7. Indiana: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins30.3 · Games = 3 · +15.3 vs Losses
Losses15 · Games = 7 · -15.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | @ Auburn | L 14-63 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Indiana | W 28-21 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Wisconsin | L 44-47 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Minnesota | L 10-41 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Michigan State | L 13-23 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Ohio State | W 49-20 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Boston College | W 30-13 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Missouri | L 37-40 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 19-20 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Northwestern | L 27-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
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Purdue
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 139 | 53.6 | 7.5 | 139 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 344 | 67.6 | 10.7 | 205 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 331 | 72.8 | 7.5 | -13 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 331 | 72.8 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Purdue | 196 | 64.9 | 8.6 | -135 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 196 | 64.9 | 8.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa
Week 7 · L 35-49 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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