Usage Score
14.3
Player Dossier
2021-2025Kansas State
Desmond Purnell
LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Topeka, KS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmond Purnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
38.3
Consistency
27.8
Season Value
26.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
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.
Desmond Purnell, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Kansas State. Desmond Purnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Desmond Purnell played LB for Kansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Desmond Purnell recorded 186 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Kansas State paired 14.5 primary output with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Kansas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
14.3
Consistency
27.8
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Iowa State: 1. Army: 1. Arizona: 0.5. UCF: 0. Baylor: 0. TCU: 7. Kansas: 3.5. Texas Tech: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Utah: 0. Colorado: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 6 by 25. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Army: 10 by 51.7. Arizona: 11 by 50.8. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. TCU: 5 by 70.8. Kansas: 9 by 72.5. Texas Tech: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 8 by 33.3. Utah: 5 by 20.8. Colorado: 9 by 67.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 5 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -2.0 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -2.2 vs Second Half
Second Half2.6 · Games = 6 · +2.2 vs First Half
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 24-14 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Utah | L 47-51 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oklahoma State | W 14-6 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Texas Tech | L 20-43 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Kansas | W 42-17 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs TCUSplash game | W 41-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Baylor | L 34-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCF | W 34-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Arizona10+ tackles | L 17-23 | 11 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Army10+ tackles | L 21-24 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Iowa State | L 21-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Kansas State
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2021202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas State | 8 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas State | 8 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Kansas State | 14.5 | 25.9 | 10 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas State | 14.5 | 25.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kansas State | 18 | 38.3 | 14.3 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
TCU
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Primary metric
7 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
Arizona State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#3
TCU
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.
#4
Texas
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.
#5
Kansas
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Kansas State
14.5 primary output · 25.9 efficiency · 10 usage
29.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Kansas State
29.8
14.5 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Kansas State
26.1
18 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 14.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8415
Hayden · Topeka, KS
- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
186
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 47 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.