San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was the 262nd pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. As the last pick in the draft, he was named “Mr. Irrelevant.” In his first season, he helped his team reach the NFC championship game, where he got injured. He helped lead the 49ers to the Super Bowl in his second season.
Brock Purdy is the 8th QB to start in the Super Bowl in their first two years in the league.
Dan Marino
Kurt Warner
Tom Brady
Ben Roethlisberger
Colin Kaepernick
Russell Wilson
Joe BurrowOnly QB to have over a 110 passer rating from that list is Brock Purdy with a 113. pic.twitter.com/SPqMtaQi6K
— John Chapman (@JL_Chapman) February 6, 2024
During the off-season, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said the team considered signing Tom Brady and having Purdy recover from his Tommy John procedure while spending the season as the backup behind Brady.
Brady declined the offer, but Purdy…
