Myles Purchase
| No. 49 – Los Angeles Chargers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colorado) |
| College: | Iowa State (2021–2024) |
| Undrafted: | 2025 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Myles Purchase is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Purchase signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.[10]
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.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. April 26, 2025.