#81
Purdue · 2026

George Burhenn

TEJunior6' 5", 245 lbsMcCordsville, IN
Purdue Boilermakers1-2 · TDC #94
Snap share
56%
1 of 3 started · likely 47–68%
Receptions
5
500th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
90
356th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
18.0
Rec. TD
1
158th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+1.13
6 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · +6.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.13
Passing+1.13
1st down+1.38
2nd down+0.89
Standard downs+1.38
Passing downs+0.89
BurhennWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down4%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs5%
BurhennWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share6.0%—
Catch rate83.3%—
Success rate per target66.7%—
Yards per target15.0—
Explosive catches33.3%—
Deep-target rate50.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5500th / 1676
Yards90356th / 1662
Yards / catch18—
Touchdowns1158th / 527
Long30—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Indiana State—74~54 (46–65)3·73%
Wk 2 · Wake Forest—82~33 (15–47)2·40%
Wk 3 · UCLA✓ TE59~34 (16–49)1158%
Season1 GS215121 (102–146)6156%

Position Room

8 TEs on the Purdue roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
81George BurhennTEJR59015%+1.13
Ar'mari TownsTE31505%-0.02
85Luca PuccinelliTESO11802%+0.45
16Kylan FoxTEJR—————
41Jon GrimmettTEFR—————
43Jackson BerrymanTESO—————
87Cooper McCutchanTEFR—————
94Luke ShorterTEFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Purdue depth chart →