Myles Purchase
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 26, 2002 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colorado) |
| College | Iowa State (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Myles Purchase (born November 26, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Early life
[edit]Purchase attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Iowa State Cyclones.[1][2]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2021, Purchase appeared in all 13 games for the Cyclones, where he notched 13 tackles with a half tackle being for a loss, and a pass deflection.[3][4] Heading into the 2022 season, he earned a starting spot in the Cyclones secondary.[5] In his first two seasons as a starter in 2022 and 2023, Purchase totaled 97 tackles with seven being for a loss, a sack, 18 pass deflections, and a forced fumble in 25 games.[3][6][7] In week 10 of the 2024 season, he recorded his first career interception in a loss to Texas Tech.[8]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1.76 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.51 s | 1.56 s | 2.60 s | 4.41 s | 7.38 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Purchase signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.[11] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] On September 30, Purchase was released.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Saunders, Patrick (3 December 2020). "Meet all-everything Cherry Creek star Myles Purchase: "There are very few things that he can't do"". The Denver Post. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Stansburry, Jared (31 October 2020). "RECRUITING: Cyclones land CO defensive back Myles Purchase". CycloneFanatic. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Myles Purchase". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Newman, Kyle (1 November 2024). "Myles Purchase, Gunnar Helm and all the former Cherry Creek stars impacting the College Football Playoff race". The Denver Post. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Hertel, Aylssa (21 September 2022). "How Myles Purchase's competitive spirit earned him a starting spot on Iowa State's defense". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Gray, Rob. "Iowa State senior CB Myles Purchase merges inner calm with a sense of ugency". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Gray, Rob. "Iowa State's Myles Purchase hopes to build on strong finish to the season in the Liberty Bowl". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Iowa State corner Myles Purchase speaks after loss to Texas Tech". The Des Moines Register. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Myles Purchase College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Myles Purchase RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. April 26, 2025.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 26, 2025.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign 17 Players to Practice Squad". Chargers.com. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Borquez, Gavino. "Chargers make several roster moves, sign offensive lineman to practice squad". Chargers Wire. Retrieved 1 October 2025.