Taimane Purcell

TE · #22 · California · FR · 6'4" · 245 · Aiea, HI

TE depth chart, 2nd

176 2026 receiving yards

13 of 21 2026 catches

1 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

6 Career games (2 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	California	6	2	13-21	176	13.5	1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 29.3 88

Yards per catch 13.5 81

Catch rate 61.9% 35

Receiving TDs 1 54

Around Taimane

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele QB · 1,290 pass yds · 6g

Adam Mohammed RB · 336 rush yds · 5g

WR-X

Ian Strong WR · 396 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Chase Hendricks WR · 415 rec yds · 7g

WR-SL

Cooper Perry WR · 111 rec yds · 6g

Mason Mini TE · 220 rec yds · 7g

The situation

California 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 8.0% 5

Red zone TD rate 65.5% 25

Line yards per carry 1.9 12

Sack rate allowed 4.4% 71

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	UCLA	1	0	0	0	1	2%
W2	@ SYR	4	2	14	0	0	12%
W3	Wagner Seahawks	1	1	9	0	0	2%
W5	@ UNLV	4	3	102	1	0	7%
W6	VT	6	3	19	0	1	14%
W7	WAKE	5	4	32	0	0	11%

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#355 Troy Huhn QB · Mission Hills VT

#356 Fred Sainteus DL · St. John Neumann MIA

#357 Taimane Purcell TE · Kamehameha Kapalama CAL

#359 Adam Balogoun-Ali LB · Cardinal Newman AUB

#360 Mitchell Smith OT · Picayune Memorial VAN

TEs in the class

#17 Zayion Cotton Grenada MSST

#18 Preston Fryzel Central Catholic ND

#19 Taimane Purcell Kamehameha Kapalama CAL

#20 Pierce Petersohn Triton VT

#21 Israel Briggs Clovis MIA

2026 · 88th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 89th pctile of class