Player Career

Deshawn Purdie Career Story

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

Player Story

Deshawn Purdie story

Deshawn Purdie built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a quarterback from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Charlotte and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Deshawn Purdie's career was his passing role: 2,420 passing yards, 16 touchdown passes, and 282 attempts across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Charlotte. 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. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Charlotte and Wake Forest.

The arc is straightforward: Deshawn Purdie 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

    Charlotte

    2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wake Forest

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonCharlotte1,6725414.9
2025 Regular SeasonWake Forest60752.29.8-1,065

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Wake Forest to LibertyP4 to G5/FCS84Jan 12, 2026
2025Unlisted to Wake ForestUnlisted to P485.4Jan 17, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 126 Oregon State

Week 7 · W 39-14

Win with 270 yards of offense and 78.4 efficiency.

270

Total Offense

89.2 takeover

270 total offense with 78.4 efficiency.

#2

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 13 · W 39-27 · Conference game

392

Total Offense

56.9 takeover

Win with 392 yards of offense and 60 efficiency.

392 total offense with 60 efficiency.

#3

vs South Florida

Week 12 · L 24-59 · Conference game

245

Total Offense

54.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

245 total offense with 44.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Western Carolina

Week 2 · W 42-10

42

Total Offense

51.5 takeover

Win with 42 yards of offense and 87.5 efficiency.

42 total offense with 87.5 efficiency.

#5

vs Gardner-Webb

Week 3 · W 27-26

117

Total Offense

51.3 takeover

Win with 117 yards of offense and 55.6 efficiency.

117 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Charlotte

1,672 primary output · 54 efficiency · 14.9 usage

63

#2

2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest

33.2

607 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency