2018 Football Roster

17 Brandon Purk

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 185
  • Position P
  • Hometown Mechanicsburg, Ohio
  • Highschool Mechanicsburg

Biography

2017 (Junior): All-MEC Academic Team... only punter selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District II First Team... ranked sixth in the nation in net punting (39.0)... led the MEC in punts landing inside the 20 (29), the next highest was 23 (WVWC)... also ranked among the top 20 leaders nationally and third in the MEC in punt average (41.3)... also set career-highs in punt yards (2,271) and 50-yard punts (10).

2016 (Sophomore):
 MEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 19) ... College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Football First Team ... All-MEC Academic Team ... appeared in all 11 games ... totaled 48 punts for 1,912 yards (39.8 avg.) ... produced nine kicks over 50 yards, including school record 77-yard punt in the West Virginia Wesleyan game (Oct. 15) ... landed 10 punts inside the opponent's 20 yard line.


2015 (Freshman): Appeared in all 11 games as the team's primary punter ... launched 50 punts for a total of 1,877 yards and average of 37.5 yards per punt ... totaled eight punts inside the 20, including a career-high two at fifth-ranked Shepherd in the season finale ... produced two punts over 50 yards, including a career-best 56-yarder at UVa-Wise ... forced a total of four opponent fair catches ... held an average of at least 40 yards per punt during four games.

2014 (Redshirt Season): Redshirted his first season at Urbana.

High School: Four-year football letterwinner ... two-time first team All-Conference; third team All-Ohio; two-time first team All-Southwest District ... first team Academic All-Ohio Football 2013.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2015Sophomore

    K
    6'1" 185 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2016Sophomore

    K
    6'1" 185 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2017Junior

    P
    6'1" 185 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2018Senior

    P
    6'1" 185 lbs
    17