Southern Oregon University Athletics

2023: An All-Frontier Conference honorable mention recipient as a true freshman linebacker ... Became a key contributor for the final nine games of the season and was listed as a starter by the last two, leading the team with 49 total tackles ... Ranked 20th on the conference leaderboard at 5.8 tackles per game in Frontier play ... Made a season-high 10 tackles Sept. 30 against Montana Tech, and logged his first career sack a week earlier at Montana Western ... Finished with two tackles for losses and three pass-breakups, two of which came against No. 5 College of Idaho on Nov. 11.

Personal: Born on Oct. 21, 2003 in Honolulu, Hawaii ... The son of Maggie Silva Purcell and Mosula Purcell ... Has two older brothers, Jared (who played football at Nevada and Central Washington) and Noa (who played at Riverside College and Snow College) ... Majoring in communications.

High School: Graduated in 2023 from Saint Louis High, where he made the Principal's List and was a class representative ... A two-time all-league selection at linebacker, making the all-state first team as a junior and receiving honorable mention as a senior.