Myles Purchase
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Myles Purchase
|image=
|caption=
|currentteam=Los Angeles Chargers
|number= 49
|position=Cornerback
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2002|11|26|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Denver, Colorado, U.S.
|height_ft=5
|height_in=9
|weight_lb=202
|high_school=Cherry Creek {{nowrap|(Greenwood Village, Colorado)}}
|college=Iowa State (2021–2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Active
}}
Myles Purchase (born November 26, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Early life
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.{{cite web |last1=Saunders |first1=Patrick |title=Meet all-everything Cherry Creek star Myles Purchase: "There are very few things that he can't do" |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/03/myles-purchase-cherry-creek-iowa-state-commit/ |website=The Denver Post |date=3 December 2020 |access-date=9 November 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Stansburry |first1=Jared |title=RECRUITING: Cyclones land CO defensive back Myles Purchase |url=https://cyclonefanatic.com/2020/10/recruiting-cyclones-land-co-defensive-back-myles-purchase/ |website=CycloneFanatic |date=31 October 2020 |access-date=9 November 2024}}
College career
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.{{cite web |title=Myles Purchase |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/myles-purchase-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=9 November 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Kyle |title=Myles Purchase, Gunnar Helm and all the former Cherry Creek stars impacting the College Football Playoff race |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/01/cherry-creek-college-football-playoff-myles-purchase-gunnar-helm/ |website=The Denver Post |date=1 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024}} Heading into the 2022 season, he earned a starting spot in the Cyclones secondary.{{cite web |last1=Hertel |first1=Aylssa |title=How Myles Purchase's competitive spirit earned him a starting spot on Iowa State's defense |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2022/09/21/how-iowa-state-footballs-myles-purchase-could-impactful-vs-baylor/10425035002/ |website=The Des Moines Register |date=21 September 2022 |access-date=9 November 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Rob |title=Iowa State senior CB Myles Purchase merges inner calm with a sense of ugency |url=https://www.thegazette.com/cyclone-football/iowa-state-senior-cb-myles-purchase-merges-inner-calm-with-a-sense-of-ugency/ |website=The Gazette |access-date=9 November 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Rob |title=Iowa State's Myles Purchase hopes to build on strong finish to the season in the Liberty Bowl |url=https://www.thegazette.com/cyclone-football/iowa-states-myles-purchase-hopes-to-build-on-strong-finish-to-the-season-in-the-liberty-bowl/ |website=The Gazette |access-date=9 November 2024}} In week 10 of the 2024 season, he recorded his first career interception in a loss to Texas Tech.{{cite web |title=Iowa State corner Myles Purchase speaks after loss to Texas Tech |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/sports/college/iowa-state/football/2024/11/02/iowa-state-defensive-back-myles-purchases-discusses-the-cyclones-loss/76020559007/ |website=The Des Moines Register |date=2 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 9
| weight = 202
| arm span = 30 1/4
| hand span = 9
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1054100&DraftYear=2025 |title=Myles Purchase College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 5, 2025}}
}}
Purchase signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/agree-to-terms-with-undrafted-free-agents-2025|website=Chargers.com|date=April 26, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://cyclones.com/sports/football/roster/myles-purchase/13109 Iowa State Cyclones bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Colorado
Category:Players of American football from Denver
Category:American football defensive backs
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Cherry Creek High School alumni
Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players