Player Dossier

2009-2012

Purdue

Caleb TerBush

QB • 6'5" • Metamora, IL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Caleb TerBush is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

1

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

12

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Player Story

Caleb TerBush built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Metamora, IL wearing No. 19, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Caleb TerBush's career was his passing role: 3,077...

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Caleb TerBush, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Purdue. Caleb TerBush is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
3,351
Passing yards
3,077
Rushing yards
274
Touchdowns
28

Quick Answers

Caleb TerBush quick answers

Latest team and position
Purdue · QB
Career Total Offense
3,351
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
Best season
2011 Postseason · Purdue
Top game
Rice
Latest roster
No. 19 · Class 2012
2012 Total offense rank
1,213 total offense · QB 124th (top 41%) · Big Ten 15th (top 12%) · National 152nd (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonPurdue11422-8038.9
2010 Regular SeasonPurdue00000-
2011 PostseasonPurdue1394101-7168.3
2011 Regular SeasonPurdue132,0301,8042261368.3
2012 Regular SeasonPurdue81,2131,150631452.3

Related Context

Caleb TerBush played QB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Caleb TerBush recorded 3,077 passing yards, 274 rushing yards, and 28 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Purdue.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

Purdue paired 2,124 primary output with 59.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 39.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Loss with 14 yards of offense and 39.6 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

1

Primary Metric / G

14

Efficiency

39.6

Usage

6.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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All Games14 · Games = 1

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1 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Wisconsin

Best efficiency game

39.6 vs Wisconsin

Result
Sat 10/31@ WisconsinL 0-374102240.00039.62-8-405

Player Story

Caleb TerBush story

Caleb TerBush built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Metamora, IL wearing No. 19, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Caleb TerBush's career was his passing role: 3,077 passing yards, 25 touchdown passes, 476 attempts, and 274 rushing yards across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 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 274 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: Caleb TerBush 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

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonPurdue1439.66.9
2010 Regular SeasonPurdue0-14
2011 PostseasonPurdue2,12459.816.22,124
2011 Regular SeasonPurdue2,12459.816.20
2012 Regular SeasonPurdue1,2135118.1-911

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Rice

Week 2 · L 22-24

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

251

Total Offense

83.8 takeover

251 total offense with 62.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Indiana

Week 13 · W 33-25 · Conference game

240

Total Offense

66.6 takeover

Win with 240 yards of offense and 72 efficiency.

240 total offense with 72 efficiency.

#3

vs Marshall

Week 5 · W 51-41

310

Total Offense

65.9 takeover

Win with 310 yards of offense and 62.1 efficiency.

310 total offense with 62.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 1 · W 27-24

240

Total Offense

65 takeover

Win with 240 yards of offense and 55.8 efficiency.

240 total offense with 55.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Michigan

Week 9 · L 14-36 · Conference game

194

Total Offense

64.2 takeover

Loss with 194 yards of offense and 92.3 efficiency.

194 total offense with 92.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Purdue

2,124 primary output · 59.8 efficiency · 16.2 usage

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#2

2011 Regular Season · Purdue

68.3

2,124 primary · 59.8 efficiency · 16.2 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Purdue

52.3

1,213 primary · 51 efficiency · 18.1 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency