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Jersey Number 26
JP Purvis
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pelahatchie, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Pelahatchie Attendance Center
Career Honors
SEC Graduate (2x)
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 51 career game with seven starts โฆ Ended his Mississippi State career with 100 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one punt block โฆ Earned his degree from Mississippi State in business administration.
2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts โฆ Recorded 35 tackles and blocked one punt that was recovered for a touchdown by Mario Craver ย ... Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded one tackle and one assisted ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded six tackles, one solo and five assisted ... Florida (9/21):ย Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ...ย at Texas (9/28): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย at Georgia (10/12): Recorded four tackles, three solo and one assisted ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded seven tackles, two solo and five assisted ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded two assisted tackles ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded two tackles.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in all 12 games with six starts โฆ Recorded a career-best 39 tackles โฆ Had three games of five+ tackles ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a trio of tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Had a tackle โฆ LSU (9/16): Finished with five tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Made one stop โฆ Alabama (9/30): Finished with a tackle โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Notched a tackle โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Tied his career-high with seven tackles โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Totaled two tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Made one stop โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched four tackles โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Set a new career-high with eight tackles โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Had five tackles including a split tackle for loss.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 13 games with one start, primarily on special teams ... Finished with 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and three quarterback hurriesย ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Set career-highs with seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks in the win against the Aggies ... His 1.5 sacks led the team ...ย Arkansas (10/8): Totaled six tackles and two quarterback hurries in the win over the Razorbacks ...ย ETSU (11/19): Made three stops ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24): Recovered an onside kick with 1:25 to play ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2): Recorded two stops.
2021 (Sophomoreย Season)
Appeared in five games ... Saw action on defense and special teams ... Totaled two tackles on the season, one solo and one assisted, with both coming against Tennessee State (11/20).
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in five games ... Saw action on defense and special teams ...ย Vanderbilt (11/7): Recorded the first two tackles of his career.
2019 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in four games โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Pelahatchie High School under head coach Sam Williams โฆ Three-star prospect, according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked among Mississippiโs top 30 per Rivals (No. 22), 247Sports (No. 26) and ESPN (No. 26) โฆ Listed as the No. 50-ranked athlete in the nation by Rivals โฆ Tabbed No. 69-ranked safety in the country by 247Sports โฆ Named WAPTโs Blitz 16 Player of the Year as a senior โฆ Compiled 5,269 passing yards and 53 touchdowns in his career โฆ Rushed for 4,832 yards and 71 touchdowns in four seasons โฆ Totaled 24 100-yard rushing games in four prep seasons โฆ Racked up 181 tackles, including 25.5 for loss, and made six interceptions for his career on defense โฆ As a senior, helped Pelahatchie to an 11-2 record โฆ Passed for almost 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns to just one interception โฆ Added 1,341 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns on the ground โฆ Posted 73 tackles, including 14.0 for loss and 4.0 sacks, and made three interceptions โฆ Turned in eight multi-passing touchdown performances and nine multi-rushing touchdown efforts โฆ Threw at least one touchdown in 11 of 13 games and rushed for at least one touchdown in 12 game โฆ Accounted for five touchdowns on two occasions: vs. Bay Springs (three passing, two rushing) and against West Lincoln (two passing, two rushing, one interception return) โฆ As a junior, completed 116-of-212 passes for 1,624 yards and 19 touchdowns โฆ Rushed 185 times for 1,728 yards and 20 scores โฆ Caught two passes for 24 yards and one touchdown โฆ Defensively, made 37 tackles โ 7.0 for loss โ had two pass deflections, two forced fumbles and three fumbles recovered โฆ Competed in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game โฆ Committed to MSU on April 9, 2018.
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Personal
Goes by JP ... Born Javeious Alexander OโNeal Purvis on Oct. 4, 2000 โฆ Son of Deondra Purvis and Timothy Grant โฆ Graduated in 2023 with his degree in business administrationย ... Graduated with his masters degree in workforce education in 2024.
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Social Media
X/Twitter โ @hoopah_3
Instagram โ jppurvis_26
Career-Highs
Tackles: 8, vs. Southern Miss (11/18/2023)
Tackles for loss: 1.5, vs. Texas A&M (10/1/2022)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. Texas A&M (10/1/2022)
QB Hurries: 2, vs. Arkansas (10/8/2022)
ย
SEC Graduate (2x)
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 51 career game with seven starts โฆ Ended his Mississippi State career with 100 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one punt block โฆ Earned his degree from Mississippi State in business administration.
2024 (Graduate Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts โฆ Recorded 35 tackles and blocked one punt that was recovered for a touchdown by Mario Craver ย ... Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded one tackle and one assisted ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded six tackles, one solo and five assisted ... Florida (9/21):ย Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ...ย at Texas (9/28): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย at Georgia (10/12): Recorded four tackles, three solo and one assisted ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Recorded one assisted tackle ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded seven tackles, two solo and five assisted ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded two assisted tackles ...ย vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded five tackles, one solo and four assisted โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded two tackles.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in all 12 games with six starts โฆ Recorded a career-best 39 tackles โฆ Had three games of five+ tackles ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Notched a trio of tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Had a tackle โฆ LSU (9/16): Finished with five tackles โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Made one stop โฆ Alabama (9/30): Finished with a tackle โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Notched a tackle โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Tied his career-high with seven tackles โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Totaled two tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Made one stop โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched four tackles โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Set a new career-high with eight tackles โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Had five tackles including a split tackle for loss.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 13 games with one start, primarily on special teams ... Finished with 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and three quarterback hurriesย ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Set career-highs with seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks in the win against the Aggies ... His 1.5 sacks led the team ...ย Arkansas (10/8): Totaled six tackles and two quarterback hurries in the win over the Razorbacks ...ย ETSU (11/19): Made three stops ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24): Recovered an onside kick with 1:25 to play ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2): Recorded two stops.
2021 (Sophomoreย Season)
Appeared in five games ... Saw action on defense and special teams ... Totaled two tackles on the season, one solo and one assisted, with both coming against Tennessee State (11/20).
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in five games ... Saw action on defense and special teams ...ย Vanderbilt (11/7): Recorded the first two tackles of his career.
2019 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in four games โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Pelahatchie High School under head coach Sam Williams โฆ Three-star prospect, according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports โฆ Ranked among Mississippiโs top 30 per Rivals (No. 22), 247Sports (No. 26) and ESPN (No. 26) โฆ Listed as the No. 50-ranked athlete in the nation by Rivals โฆ Tabbed No. 69-ranked safety in the country by 247Sports โฆ Named WAPTโs Blitz 16 Player of the Year as a senior โฆ Compiled 5,269 passing yards and 53 touchdowns in his career โฆ Rushed for 4,832 yards and 71 touchdowns in four seasons โฆ Totaled 24 100-yard rushing games in four prep seasons โฆ Racked up 181 tackles, including 25.5 for loss, and made six interceptions for his career on defense โฆ As a senior, helped Pelahatchie to an 11-2 record โฆ Passed for almost 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns to just one interception โฆ Added 1,341 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns on the ground โฆ Posted 73 tackles, including 14.0 for loss and 4.0 sacks, and made three interceptions โฆ Turned in eight multi-passing touchdown performances and nine multi-rushing touchdown efforts โฆ Threw at least one touchdown in 11 of 13 games and rushed for at least one touchdown in 12 game โฆ Accounted for five touchdowns on two occasions: vs. Bay Springs (three passing, two rushing) and against West Lincoln (two passing, two rushing, one interception return) โฆ As a junior, completed 116-of-212 passes for 1,624 yards and 19 touchdowns โฆ Rushed 185 times for 1,728 yards and 20 scores โฆ Caught two passes for 24 yards and one touchdown โฆ Defensively, made 37 tackles โ 7.0 for loss โ had two pass deflections, two forced fumbles and three fumbles recovered โฆ Competed in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game โฆ Committed to MSU on April 9, 2018.
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Personal
Goes by JP ... Born Javeious Alexander OโNeal Purvis on Oct. 4, 2000 โฆ Son of Deondra Purvis and Timothy Grant โฆ Graduated in 2023 with his degree in business administrationย ... Graduated with his masters degree in workforce education in 2024.
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Social Media
X/Twitter โ @hoopah_3
Instagram โ jppurvis_26
Career-Highs
Tackles: 8, vs. Southern Miss (11/18/2023)
Tackles for loss: 1.5, vs. Texas A&M (10/1/2022)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. Texas A&M (10/1/2022)
QB Hurries: 2, vs. Arkansas (10/8/2022)
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