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2023 Football Roster

52 Mike Purcell

  • Position OL
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 325
  • Hometown Dayton, OH
  • High School Centerville
  • Prev School Elon
  • Major Family Science
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Biography

CAREER HONORS 
  • 2022 Second Team All-CAA
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2023 at Maryland:
  • Appeared in 12 games at center, starting in seven
  • Part of an offensive line that blocked for the fourth-ranked overall offense in the Big Ten (387.3 ypg) and the top-ranked passing offense (278.9 passing ypg) in the league
2022 at Elon: 
  • Second Team All-CAA
  • Second Team All-CAA by Phil Steele
  • Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Played in and started all 12 games at center
  • Part of an offensive line that saw the same five players start every game
  • Helped pave the way for the offense to rush for 120+ yards ten times after doing so just once the previous year
  • Helped running back Jalen Hampton become the program’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2004
  • Protected for a passing game that ranked in the top 20 nationally in efficiency and yards per completion
  • According to Pro Football Focus, played the ninth-most snaps at center in the country among teams that played 12 or fewer games 
  • Also according to PFF’s rankings, was seventh among all centers in the FCS in pass blocking and 23rd in run blocking

2021 at Elon: 
  • Started the first three games of the season at center until injury ended his season

2020 at Elon: 
  • Started all six games on the offensive line at center

2019 at Elon: 
  • Appeared in all 11 games at multiple positions on the offensive line

2018 at Elon: 
  • Appeared in one game against No. 21 Furman

2017 at Elon: 
  • Redshirted

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