Wake Forest QB Deshawn Purdie: Big, developmental passer with starter tools and a portal question mark
Deshawn Purdie is a **6-foot-4, 228-pound** quarterback whose appeal is obvious: size, arm strength, and flashes of big-play production, including a 2025 stretch where he threw for **509 yards, 5 TDs and 2 INTs in five games** through Oct. 25. He also showed ceiling with a **270-yard, 4-TD** outing against Oregon State, but his **completion rate hovered around 52.5%**, so accuracy and consistency remain the separator. With reports indicating he may enter the transfer portal and still have eligibility left, he profiles as a high-upside fit for a team willing to develop him rather than plug him in as a finished product.[1][2]
