Player Profile
Desmond Purnell
LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs
Recruit Profile
- Class
- 2021
- Stars
- 3★
- Rating
- 0.8415
- Committed To
- Kansas State
- High School
- Hayden
- Hometown
- Topeka, KS
- State
- KS
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Hometown
Topeka, KS, USA
Teams Played
1
Seasons
5
Career Totals
Tackles
186
Solo Tackles
124
Tackles For Loss
24
Sacks
8
Pass Deflections
9
Season Game Log
87 stat lines
| Date | Opp | Result | Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACK | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD | |||
| Sat 9/13 | @ ArizonaView game details | L 17-23 | 11 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs ArmyView game details | L 21-24 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs ColoradoView game details | W 24-14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ KansasView game details | W 42-17 | 9 | 5 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oklahoma StateView game details | W 14-6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UnknownView game details | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UtahView game details | L 47-51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs TCUView game details | W 41-28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Texas TechView game details | L 20-43 | 4 | 3 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ BaylorView game details | L 34-35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UCFView game details | W 34-20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Iowa StateView game details | L 21-24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
Teams Played
Kansas State
Seasons: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Year-by-Year Production
| Season | Team | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | TD | YoY Delta (Pass) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (regular) | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 (regular) | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 (postseason) | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 (regular) | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 (postseason) | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 (regular) | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 (regular) | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |