Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Purdue
Elijah Sindelar
QB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Princeton, KY, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Elijah Sindelar is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
90
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Elijah Sindelar built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from Princeton, KY wearing No. 2, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Elijah Sindelar's career was his passing role: 3,525...
Read the storyElijah Sindelar, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue. Elijah Sindelar is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,486
- Passing yards
- 3,525
- Touchdowns
- 30
Quick Answers
Elijah Sindelar quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,486
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 174 | 165 | 9 | 0 | 26.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 12 | 372 | 396 | -24 | 4 | 61.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 1,651 | 1,703 | -52 | 14 | 61.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 282 | 283 | -1 | 2 | 36.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 3 | 1,007 | 978 | 29 | 10 | 53.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Elijah Sindelar played QB for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Elijah Sindelar recorded 3,525 passing yards, -39 rushing yards, and 30 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Purdue paired 2,023 primary output with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 364 yards of offense and 51.8 efficiency. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Purdue
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
168.6
Efficiency
56
Usage
12.1
Consistency
61.6
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 372. Louisville: 110. Ohio: 60. Missouri: 85. Michigan: 93. Minnesota: 239. Wisconsin: 170. Rutgers: 143. Illinois: 23. Northwestern: 364. Iowa: 205. Indiana: 159
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 57 by 54.2. Louisville: 32 by 41.8. Ohio: 11 by 63.6. Missouri: 6 by 66.7. Michigan: 20 by 49.3. Minnesota: 29 by 63.1. Wisconsin: 34 by 51.4. Rutgers: 30 by 53.4. Illinois: 3 by 75. Northwestern: 65 by 51.8. Iowa: 44 by 52.8. Indiana: 31 by 49.4
Split Comparison
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Wins163.3 · Games = 7 · -12.7 vs Losses
Losses176 · Games = 5 · +12.7 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
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
75 vs Illinois
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs Arizona300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-35 | 33 | 53 | 396 | 62.3 | 4 | 1 | 54.2 | 4 | -24 | -6 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Indiana | W 31-24 | 15 | 29 | 159 | 51.7 | 2 | 0 | 49.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Iowa3+ TD | W 24-15 | 22 | 37 | 229 | 59.5 | 3 | 0 | 52.8 | 7 | -24 | -3.40 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Northwestern300-yard game | L 13-23 | 37 | 60 | 376 | 61.7 | 2 | 1 | 51.8 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Illinois | W 29-10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Rutgers | L 12-14 | 15 | 29 | 138 | 51.7 | 0 | 2 | 53.4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Wisconsin | L 9-17 | 13 | 29 | 155 | 44.8 | 0 | 1 | 51.4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Minnesota | W 31-17 | 19 | 26 | 248 | 73.1 | 1 | 0 | 63.1 | 3 | -9 | -3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Michigan | L 10-28 | 7 | 16 | 103 | 43.8 | 1 | 0 | 49.3 | 4 | -10 | -2.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Missouri | W 35-3 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 66.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Ohio | W 44-21 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Louisville | L 28-35 | 15 | 31 | 118 | 48.4 | 2 | 1 | 41.8 | 1 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Elijah Sindelar story
Elijah Sindelar built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from Princeton, KY wearing No. 2, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Elijah Sindelar's career was his passing role: 3,525 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes, and 517 attempts across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 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. 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: Elijah Sindelar 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
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 174 | 57.4 | 4.8 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 2,023 | 56 | 12.1 | 1,849 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 2,023 | 56 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 282 | 48.6 | 6.4 | -1,741 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,007 | 59.8 | 16.4 | 725 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | -1,007 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Vanderbilt
Week 2 · W 42-24
Win with 519 yards of offense and 66.1 efficiency.
519
Total Offense
71.8 takeover
519 total offense with 66.1 efficiency.
#2
@ Nevada
Week 1 · L 31-34
449
Total Offense
67.9 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
449 total offense with 63.7 efficiency.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 11 · L 13-23 · Conference game
364
Total Offense
66.7 takeover
Loss with 364 yards of offense and 51.8 efficiency.
364 total offense with 51.8 efficiency.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 12 · L 20-49 · Conference game
16
Total Offense
60.3 takeover
Loss with 16 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
16 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#5
vs Arizona
Week 1 · W 38-35 · Postseason
372
Total Offense
58.8 takeover
Win with 372 yards of offense and 54.2 efficiency.
372 total offense with 54.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Purdue
2,023 primary output · 56 efficiency · 12.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
61.1
2,023 primary · 56 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Purdue
53.5
1,007 primary · 59.8 efficiency · 16.4 usage
Milestones
4
250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
9
Above avg efficiency
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