Ryan Purvis
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 8, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Allentown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 5 |
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| Receiving yards: | 38 |
| Touchdowns: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Ryan J. Purvis (born May 8, 1986 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Boston College.
Purvis played high school football at Lancaster Catholic High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 2003, he won All-State honors as a tight end and All-Conference honors as a tight end (first-team), defensive end (first-team), and punter (second-team). As a senior, he made 39 receptions for 755 yards and four touchdowns, averaged 38.8 yards on 41 punts, and threw two touchdown passes. He was selected to play in the fourth annual PSFCA East-West Football Classic.
Purvis was also a standout on the Crusaders' basketball team. He recorded more than 1000 points and 700 rebounds in his career at center and power forward. Ryan was the starting center on the winningest boys basketball in Pennsylvania prep history. His junior year, the Crusaders went 35-0 and won the 2003 PIAA Class AAA Championship by toppling Perry Traditional Academy 75-59 at the Giant Center in Hershey. In that game, broadcast statewide by PCN, Ryan demonstrated outstanding athletic ability that transformed a little-known junior tight end into one of the most hotly recruited football players in the state. The Crusaders also swept the Lancaster Lebanon League Section 3 title, the L-L League Championship and the District 3 AAA title.
Purvis was recruited by a host of Division 1 football programs, including the University of Pittsburgh and UCLA.
After redshirting the 2004 season, Purvis made his college debut in the 2005 season opener at BYU, where he caught one pass. He finished the season with six receptions for 12 yards.
Purvis played in all 13 of BC's games as a sophomore in 2006, starting in two of them (Clemson and Duke). He made 29 catches for 381 yards and two touchdowns. He made two catches for 40 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown reception, against Navy in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
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