Player Dossier

2015-2019

UTEP

Jess Trussell

TE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Jess Trussell reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

12.8

Efficiency

75

Consistency

40

Season Value

56.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue

1516171819

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Purdue • UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jess Trussell, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue. Jess Trussell reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Purdue paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 75 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, UTEP.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

22.1

Efficiency

75

Usage

12.8

Consistency

40

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Active game

Hover over a point

Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.

Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

12345678

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 13. Texas Tech: 13. Nevada: 53. Southern Miss: 33. UTSA: 9. Louisiana Tech: 10. UAB: 4. New Mexico State: 42

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.

Low volumeHigh quality

High volumeHigh quality

Low volumeLower quality

High volumeLower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 86.7. Texas Tech: 1 by 86.7. Nevada: 3 by 100. Southern Miss: 3 by 73.3. UTSA: 1 by 60. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 66.7. UAB: 1 by 26.7. New Mexico State: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses23.4 · Games = 7
First Half28 · Games = 4 · +11.8 vs Second Half
Second Half16.3 · Games = 4 · -11.8 vs First Half
All Games22.1 · Games = 8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nevada

Best efficiency game

100 vs New Mexico State

Result
Sat 11/23@ New Mexico StateL 35-442422121023
Sat 11/16@ UABL 10-37144404
Sun 10/27vs Louisiana TechL 21-421101010010
Sun 10/6vs UTSAL 16-26199909
Sat 9/28@ Southern MissL 13-313331111021
Sun 9/22vs NevadaL 21-3735317.717.70037
Sun 9/8@ Texas TechL 3-381131313013
Sun 9/1vs Unknown1131313013

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTEP

    2019

    Final stop

Season Progression

20152016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2016 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2019 Regular SeasonUTEP1777512.8177

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nevada

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

53

Primary metric

53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

New Mexico State

42

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Southern Miss

33

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#4

Texas Tech

13

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#5

Unknown

13

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2019 Regular Season · UTEP

56.8

177 primary · 75 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7897

Martin · Arlington, TX

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

177

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jess Trussell quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
177