Desmond Purnell

LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Topeka, KS, USA

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Desmond Purnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.3 disruption score.

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Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Kansas State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Player Story

Desmond Purnell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Topeka, KS wearing No. 32, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Desmond Purnell's career was his defensive...

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Class 2021 · Rating 0.8415

Hayden · Topeka, KS

Committed To: Kansas State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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Latest team and position: Kansas State · LB
Career Tackles: 186
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas State
Top game: TCU
Recruit profile: 3-star · Hayden · Kansas State
High school pipeline: Hayden · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 32 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 72 tackles · LB 154th (top 13%) · Big 12 30th (top 5%) · National 244th (top 4%)

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.

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20232023 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention

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