#85
Purdue · 2026

Luca Puccinelli

TESophomore6' 6", 265 lbsGlen Allen, VA
Purdue Boilermakers1-2 · TDC #94
Snap share
29%
1 of 2 started · likely 13–41%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · +0.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.45
Passing+0.45
1st down+0.45
Standard downs+0.45
PuccinelliWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays1%
Pass plays2%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down0%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
PuccinelliWR/TE average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11257th / 1676
Yards181101st / 1662
Yards / catch18—
Touchdowns0—
Long18—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Indiana State✓ TE74··—
Wk 2 · Wake Forest—82~24 (11–34)129%
Season1 GS8224 (11–34)129%

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 →