Player Dossier

2020-2024

Purdue

Ben Furtney

FB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • South Elgin, IL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Ben Furtney leans balanced backfield option traits and 0 efficiency.

Usage Score

0.4

Efficiency

0

Consistency

60

Season Value

20.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

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.

Ben Furtney, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue. Ben Furtney leans balanced backfield option traits and 0 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Purdue paired 20 primary output with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Loss with -5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 20th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

-1

Efficiency

0

Usage

0.4

Consistency

60

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Illinois: 0. Ohio State: -5. Indiana: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Losses-1 · n=5
First Half0 · n=3 · +2.5 vs Second Half
Second Half-2.5 · n=2 · -2.5 vs First Half
All Games-1 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ohio State

Best efficiency game

0 vs Ohio State

Result
Sun 12/1@ IndianaL 0-66
Sat 11/9@ Ohio StateL 0-451-5-50-5
Sat 10/12@ IllinoisL 49-50
Sat 9/28vs NebraskaL 10-28
Sun 9/22@ Oregon StateL 21-38

Career Arc

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

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    Purdue

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue000
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue201001.620
2023 Regular SeasonPurdue00-20
2024 Regular SeasonPurdue-500.4-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Maryland

Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

20

Primary metric

20 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.

#2

Ohio State

-5

Primary metric

Loss with -5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

-5 scrimmage yards and 2.1 usage.

#3

Michigan State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

#4

Indiana

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

#5

Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

20 primary output · 100 efficiency · 1.6 usage

74.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Purdue

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

15

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ben Furtney quick answers

Position
FB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
20