Player Career

Michael Alaimo Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Michael Alaimo story

Michael Alaimo built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a quarterback from Montvale, NJ wearing No. 18, spending time with Kent State and Purdue. The clearest part of Michael Alaimo's career was his passing role: 1,007 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, and 162 attempts across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Kent State. 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 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State and Purdue.

The arc is straightforward: Michael Alaimo 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

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kent State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue-302.4-3
2022 PostseasonPurdue10356.76.4106
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue10356.76.40
2023 Regular SeasonKent State88454.719.3781

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Kent State to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted25.2Dec 10, 2023
2023Purdue to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted28.2Jan 10, 2023
2022Purdue to PurdueP4 to P428.2Feb 24, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Miami (OH)

Week 5 · L 3-23 · Conference game

Loss with 139 yards of offense and 51.8 efficiency.

139

Total Offense

67.1 takeover

139 total offense with 51.8 efficiency.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 2 · L 6-28

128

Total Offense

64 takeover

Loss with 128 yards of offense and 56.6 efficiency.

128 total offense with 56.6 efficiency.

#3

vs Central Connecticut

Week 3 · W 38-10

190

Total Offense

63.2 takeover

Win with 190 yards of offense and 68.9 efficiency.

190 total offense with 68.9 efficiency.

#4

@ UCF

Week 1 · L 6-56

167

Total Offense

60 takeover

Loss with 167 yards of offense and 49.1 efficiency.

167 total offense with 49.1 efficiency.

#5

vs LSU

Week 1 · L 7-63 · Postseason

53

Total Offense

57.2 takeover

Loss with 53 yards of offense and 39.7 efficiency.

53 total offense with 39.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

884 primary output · 54.7 efficiency · 19.3 usage

68.3

#2

2022 Postseason · Purdue

38.1

103 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

38.1

103 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency