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Jersey Number 20
Tyler Purdy
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 208
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, Mo.
- High School:
- Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day
- Previous:
- Holy Cross
- Major:
- Cyber Intelligence
2024:
Prior to JMU:
High School:
Personal:
- JMU's John David Kraus Memorial Award recipient
- Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
- Played in eight games, making two starts at running back
- Had 36 carries for 161 rushing yards and two touchdowns
- Averaged 4.5 yards per rush
- Made six receptions for 44 yards with a long of 19
- Season-best 10 rushes for 58 yards and a touchdown vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 7)
- Rushed for another touchdown at ULM (Oct. 5)
- Tallied a pair of receptions for 25 receiving yards with a long of 19 at North Carolina (Sept. 21)
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society Member
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2024)
Prior to JMU:
- Transferred to JMU after five seasons at Holy Cross (2019-23)
- Played in 34 career games for the Crusaders
- 2020 Second Team All-Patriot League
- Had 164 carries for 937 career rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns
- Averaged 5.7 yards per carry at Holy Cross
- Added 32 receptions for 426 yards and four scores
- As a kick returner, averaged 19.5 yards on 19 kickoff returns, with a long of 30
- Also had a 27-yard touchdown pass in 2022 on his lone pass attempt
- In 2023, rushed for 435 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 7.4 per carry while making 14 catches for 166 yards and a score
- In 2022, rushed for 103 yards and made eight receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns
- In 2021, ran for 395 yards and a pair of touchdowns while reeling in seven catches for 107 yards and a score
- Played in four games in shortened 2020 season and redshirted in 2019
- Career-high 106 rushing yards vs. Georgetown (2023)
- Career-high 11 rush attempts vs. Colgate (2021), Lafayette (2021) and at Fordham (2021)
- Career-long 53-yard rush vs. at Monmouth (2021)
- Career-high five receptions at Fordham (2023)
- Career-high 85 receiving yards at Fordham (2023)
- Career-long 54-yard catch vs. Merrimack (2021)
- Career-high two total touchdowns (1 rush, 1 receiving) at UConn (2021) and at Fordham (2023)
- Career-long 27-yard pass completion at South Dakota State (2022)
- Career-long 30-yard kickoff return at Bucknell (2020)
- Career-high 136 all-purpose yards (52 rush, 66 receiving, 18 return) vs. Merrimack (2021)
- Four-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection
High School:
- Second Team All-State as a senior
- First Team All-Conference as a senior
- Two-time First Team All-District selection
- Totaled 2,578 all-purpose yards, 22 touchdowns and 168 tackles in career
- Helped team to 13-2 record and state runner-up finish in 2018 as a senior
- Team captain as a senior
Personal:
- Son of Todd and Janet Purdy
- Has one brother, Grant
- His father played rugby at Washington University (MO)
- Pursuing post-graduate certificate in cyber intelligence
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