George Burhenn
Purdue Boilermakers
82
Good

George Burhenn

Purdue BoilermakersRebuilding
TEOffenseGood
Projected Starter

Is George Burhenn starting?

George Burhenn is the projected starter at TE for Purdue Boilermakers.

Redshirt junior · #81 · 6'5", 245 lbs

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Depth at TE · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 18182George BurhennStarter
  2. 24373Jackson Berryman
  3. 38767Cooper McCutchan
  4. 48560Luca Puccinelli
  5. 5659Ar'Mari Towns

Purdue Starting Lineup

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Up next for Purdue

Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mt. Vernon, ranked #810 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 9 catches, 94 yards, 0 TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #810 Natl3-Yr Total15 rec · 171 yds · 1 TDTeam Share4%
McCordsville, IN
Jersey
#81
Class
RS JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
245 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20259940
2024130
20235741

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8714
National Rank
#810
High School
Mt. Vernon
Hometown
Mount Vernon, IN

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 36th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 82.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 36% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LPSUYDS 6
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final L 31-17

Oct 17LWASHYDS 11
REC
1
YDS
11
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final L 38-26

Oct 11WMINNYDS 22
REC
2
YDS
22
AVG
11.0
TD
1

Final W 41-13

Oct 3WILLYDS 8
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 24-17

Sep 20LUCLAYDS 30
REC
1
YDS
30
AVG
30.0
TD
1

Final L 52-38

Sep 12LWAKEYDS 17
REC
2
YDS
17
AVG
8.5
TD
0

Final L 38-36 2OT

Sep 4WINSTYDS 43
REC
2
YDS
43
AVG
21.5
TD
0

Final W 44-19

George Burhenn's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

9 rec · 94 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement14%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.