Liberty’s best quarterbacks
Stephen Calvert has the most passing yards in Liberty history, 12,025 from 2016 to 2019. Ethan Vasko is 4th, with 1,967.
Liberty’s quarterbacks this season
- Deshawn Purdie8 games, 181.6 a game1,453 at Liberty, the 7th-most in school history. 515 more puts him past Ethan Vasko for 6th.1,453passing yards
passing yards in Liberty history
- 1Stephen Calvert2016 – 201912,025
- 2Josh Woodrum2012 – 201510,266
- 3Robby Justino1989 – 19929,548
- 4Paul Johnson1986 – 19897,397
- 5Brock Smith2005 – 20087,036
Ethan Vasko is 6th in school history at tonight’s number, with 1,967.
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.
Compare with in · side by side
Every quarterback since the box scores began
| Place | Player | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Calvert2018 – 2019 · 25 games | 6,731 | 49 | 14 |
| 2 | Kaidon Salter2021 – 2024 · 35 games | 5,887 | 56 | 26 |
| 3 | Malik Willis2020 – 2021 · 23 games | 5,122 | 47 | 17 |
| 4 | Ethan Vasko2025 – 2026 · still playing | 1,967 | 11 | 9 |
| +6 this season | ||||
| 5 | Johnathan Bennett2019 – 2023 · 29 games | 1,927 | 17 | 20 |
| 6 | Deshawn Purdie2026 · still playing | 1,453 | 10 | 7 |
| +1,453 this season · passes Johnathan Bennett for 5th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 7 | Michael Merdinger2025 · 5 games | 350 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Chris Ferguson2020 · 6 games | 197 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Nate Hampton2021 – 2024 · 8 games | 179 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Jaylen Henderson2026 · still playing | 131 | 2 | 5 |
| +131 this season · passes Nate Hampton for 9th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Ryan Burger2024 · 5 games | 88 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Charlie Brewer2022 · 3 games | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mason Cunningham2018 · 3 games | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Landon Brown2019 · 3 games | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Brandon Robinson2019 · 5 games | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Jayden Bradford2025 · 1 game | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Ethan Houck2025 · 2 games | 17 | 0 | 0 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- Kaidon Salter2021 – 2024 · 35 games5,887
- Malik Willis2020 – 2021 · 23 games5,122
- › Ethan Vasko2025 – 2026 · 16 games1,967
- Johnathan Bennett2020 – 2023 · 27 games1,916
- › Deshawn Purdie2026 · 8 games1,453
2018–19
- Stephen Calvert2018 – 2019 · 25 games6,731
- Mason Cunningham2018 · 3 games31
- Landon Brown2019 · 3 games25
- Brandon Robinson2019 · 5 games19
- Johnathan Bennett2019 · 2 games11
Also at Liberty: running backs · wide receivers · tight ends · defenders · kickers · punters · Liberty record book
Method
- Every quarterback who played at Liberty, ranked by passing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his passing yards at Liberty in its seasons.
- The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
- A quarterback still playing at Liberty is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.