#22
California · 2026

Taimane Purcell

TEFreshman6' 4", 245 lbsAiea, HI★★★★ 2026 recruit · #357 nationally
California Golden Bears2-1 · TDC #89
Snap share
40%
1 of 3 started · likely 22–53%
Receptions
3
788th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
23
990th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
7.7
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.05
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 · +0.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.05
Passing+0.05
1st down-0.71
2nd down+0.68
3rd down-0.30
Standard downs-0.07
Passing downs+0.17
PurcellWR/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 down2%
2nd down4%
3rd down2%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs4%
PurcellWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share5.6%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target33.3%—
Yards per target3.8—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3788th / 1676
Yards23990th / 1662
Yards / catch7.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long9—

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 · UCLA—86~26 (12–37)1130%
Wk 2 · Syracuse✓ TE60~40 (34–48)4·67%
Wk 3 · Wagner—71~20 (9–29)1·28%
Season1 GS21786 (47–115)6140%

Position Room

7 TEs on the California roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Mason MiniTEJR696110%+1.04
22Taimane PurcellTEFR32305%+0.05
0Dorian ThomasTEJR1707%-1.39
39Michael CooleyTEJR—————
44John Tofi Jr.TEFR—————
88Sosaia NoaTEFR—————
90Jack OlyphantTESO—————

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. California depth chart →