2024 Football Roster
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Purcell, Eli

Jersey Number 52
Eli Purcell
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Farragut
- Prev School:
- Wofford
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor RollIn-state transfer linebacker who will return to his hometown for his final year of collegiate eligibility … Played three seasons of FCS football at Wofford College after a standout prep career at Farragut High School in Knoxville … Saw action in 33 games with 22 starts for the Terriers, totaling 130 tackles, nine tackles for loss and four sacks from 2021-23 … Started all 11 games for Wofford as a junior and logged a career-best 67 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and three sacks on the year … Earned Phil Steele All-Southern Conference third team recognition in 2023 … Started all 11 games as a sophomore at inside linebacker and was second on the team with 53 total tackles, including 3.5 TFLs and one sack … Played in all eleven games his freshman year at Wofford and recorded 10 total tackles … Two-time member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll … Racked up 243 tackles and a school-record 48 TFLs during a stellar four-year career at Farragut … Two-time Region 1-6A Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Recognized by the Tennessee Football Coaches Association on the 2020 Division I-6A All-State Team after leading the Admirals with 90 tackles his senior year … Three-time All-Region performer for Farragut … High school coach was Eddie Courtney … X handle is @Eli_Purcell … Instagram handle is @eli_purcell
Home sweet home!
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 20, 2023
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