2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 5
Deshawn Purdie
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 228
- Prev School:
- Wake Forest
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- Transferred to Liberty from Wake Forest            Â
- Saw playing time in eight games during the 2025 season
- Started two games at Wake Forest in 2025
- Finished the season completing 41-of-82 passing attempts for 618 yards and six touchdowns
- Started against Oregon State, finishing the game with 270 passing yards and four touchdowns
- Also started against SMU, completing 14-of-26 passing attempts for 183 yards
- Started his collegiate career at Charlotte in 2024
- Saw playing time in nine games in 2024
- Started six contests as a true freshman in 2024
- Completed 100-of-200 passing attempts for 1,802 yards and 10 touchdowns
- Also had a rushing touchdown
- Had four 200-yard passing games
- Opened the season throwing for 134 yards and two touchdowns against North Carolina
- Completed 16-of-30 attempts against FAU, throwing for a season-best 396 yards and three touchdowns
- Graduated from Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Hills, Md.
- Three-star recruit as ranked by Rivals in 2024
- Three-star recruit as ranked by 247Sports in 2024
- No. 50 ranked player in the state of Maryland by 247Sports
- Threw for 4,500 yards and 45 touchdowns during his final two seasons at Milford Mill
- Finished his senior season with 1,787 passing yards an 17 touchdowns
- Led the Milford Mill to an undefeated 14-0 record and a MPSSAA 2A State Championship during his junior year
- Finished his junior season with 2,759 yards and 28 touchdowns
- Four-year member of the honor roll
- Also participated in basketball
- Son of Beatrice and Dwayne Purdie
- Communications major
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