Usage / Role
31%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Air Force
Michael Purcell
DE • 6'4" • 245 lbs • The Woodlands, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Purcell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Air Force
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Air Force
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
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- Committed To
- Air Force
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Michael Purcell, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Air Force. Michael Purcell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 18
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Michael Purcell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Air Force · DE
- Career Tackles
- 18
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Air Force
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · The Woodlands · Air Force
- High school pipeline
- Grandview · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · DE 141st (top 54%) · Mountain West 183rd (top 42%) · National 2,187th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Air Force | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Air Force | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Air Force | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Air Force | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 54.6 |
Related Context
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Michael Purcell played DE for Air Force. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Purcell recorded 18 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Air Force.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Air Force paired 2.5 primary output with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Air Force
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
7.8
Consistency
56.9
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 0. San José State: 0.5. Boise State: 1. New Mexico: 0. Utah State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 2 by 8.3. San José State: 2 by 13.3. Boise State: 2 by 18.3. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boise State
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Utah State
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Air Force
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Air Force | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Air Force | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Air Force | 3 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Air Force | 2.5 | 13.3 | 7.8 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boise State
Week 9 · L 30-49 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah State
Week 14 · W 35-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 12 · W 38-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#4
@ San José State
Week 8 · L 6-17 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Colgate
Week 1 · W 48-7
1
Havoc Plays
38.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Air Force
2.5 primary output · 13.3 efficiency · 7.8 usage
54.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · Air Force
46.6
3 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Air Force
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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