Elijah Sindelar

Elijah S. Sindelar (born June 27, 1996) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Elijah Sindelar

No. 2
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1996-06-27) June 27, 1996 (age 29)
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Caldwell County (Princeton, Kentucky)
College	Purdue (2015–2019)
Stats at ESPN

High school career

Sindelar attended Caldwell County High School in Princeton, Kentucky.^[1] Sindelar started at quarterback for all four years of his high school career, throwing for 5,654 yards and 51 touchdowns in his first two seasons.^[2] As a junior, Sindelar threw for 3,374 yards and 44 touchdowns.^[3] As a senior, he threw for 3,609 yards and 49 touchdowns, being named the Gatorade Kentucky Football Player of the Year and Kentucky Mr. Football.^[4][5] Sindelar committed to play college football at Purdue University over offers from Kentucky and Ole Miss.^[6][7]

College career

In his first year on campus in 2015, Sindelar redshirted.^[8] The following season, he played exclusively as a reserve, before being named the starting quarterback for Purdue's 2017 season opener against Louisville, following an injury to David Blough.^[9] In the 2017 Foster Farms Bowl, Sindelar completed 33 passes for 396 yards and four touchdowns, being named the game's offensive MVP.^[10] After the game, it was revealed that he had played the final 31⁄2 games of the season with a torn ACL, requiring him to undergo surgery.^[11][12] Entering the 2018 season, he competed with Blough for the starting quarterback role, with Sindelar being named the starter.^[13] In the season opener against Northwestern, he threw three interceptions before being benched for Blough.^[14] Sindelar went on to take a medical redshirt due to knee tendinitis and an upper-body injury.^[15][16] He returned as the starter in 2019.^[17] Against Vanderbilt, he threw for a career-high 509 yards in addition to totaling six touchdowns, before suffering a concussion.^[18][19] Against Minnesota, his final career start, he left with an injury after being sacked.^[20] Sindelar received a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA; however, he opted not to return and retire from football.^[21][22]

Statistics

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Purdue Boilermakers
2015	DNP
2016	5	0	0−0	14	32	43.8	165	5.2	0	3	68.3	4	9	2.3	0
2017	12	8	4−4	187	329	56.8	2,099	6.4	18	7	124.2	33	-76	-2.3	0
2018	2	1	0−1	26	44	59.1	283	6.4	2	3	114.5	4	-1	-0.3	0
2019	5	3	1−2	72	112	64.3	978	8.7	9	3	158.8	12	29	2.4	1
Career[23]	24	12	5−7	299	517	57.8	3,525	7.5	29	16	127.4	53	-39	-0.7	1