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4 days ago
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49ers' Brock Purdy Is No-Brainer On All-Time NFL Draft Ranking
49ers' Brock Purdy Is No-Brainer On All-Time NFL Draft Ranking originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy was selected with the No. 262 and final pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Advertisement Like many players picked that late in Day 3 of the Draft, there weren't many high expectations for the rookie or the eventual career arc he would follow. But just three short years later, look at where we are. Purdy has become the ultimate underdog. A folk hero. A cult classic. The epitome of a feel-good story. And his career is still just getting started. ESPN ranked the best NFL players of all time drafted from each of the 262 spots. To no surprise, Purdy is the greatest "Mr. Irrelevant" of all time. "Where else could our exercise end than with Purdy, who is the most famous seventh-round pick in modern history and perhaps ever?," writer Ben Solak said. Advertisement "It could end on Jeff Van Note, technically -- an 18-year (wow!) Falcon who made two All-Pro lists at center. But Purdy gets a bump for being the last pick in his draft, whereas Van Note was the 262nd out of 442 selections. I don't know why that matters to me, but it does." With all due respect to Mr. Van Note and his impressive tenure, Purdy's list of accomplishments just three years since his Draft selection - with limitless possibilities for more - adds to his lore. Purdy is 23-13 as a starter for the 49ers with 9,518 career passing yards and 64 passing touchdowns. He has earned one Pro Bowl nod and finished in the top 10 of numerous awards ballots after the 2023 season, notably a fourth-place finisher for MVP. Perhaps his most impressive feats are his playoff success. Purdy led the Niners to two NFC Championship Games in his first two years, the second of which ended with a Super Bowl appearance in his first year as the full-time starter. Advertisement It was a storybook start to his career, but things have come back down to reality since the Niners' Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs two seasons ago. Last year, Purdy's 49ers were mauled by injuries on their way to one of the most disappointing season in recent memory - and certainly of the Purdy Era. This rare punch of failure for Mr. 262 should spark some serious motivation to succeed, a sense that might only be comparable to the feeling of 261 players getting chosen ahead of him in the 2022 Draft. Purdy enters this season having just signed a shiny new contract worth $265 million with $182 total in guarantees, $100 mil of which was guaranteed at signing. The deal is the richest contract in 49ers franchise history. Advertisement Regardless of how the 2025 season plays out, Brock Purdy has already done plenty to prove his relevancy. Related: 49ers' George Kittle Named Top 3 Tight End Draft Pick of Millennium Related: Insider Shares Brutally Honest Review Of Niners QB This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy could be in the running for MVP in 2025.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy could be in the running for MVP in 2025. originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The San Francisco 49ers had a disappointing 2024 season, as they finished dead last in the NFC West with a 6-11 record. But Brock Purdy will be looking to lead them right back to the playoffs this season to redeem themselves. Advertisement The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is the prize that everyone wants and chases after over the course of the season, and the 49ers star quarterback may have a shot at competing for it this season. According to Sharp Football Analysis, the 49ers have the easiest schedule in the NFL in 2025 by a pretty wide margin. This means that Purdy will hopefully be looking good while the teams wins some games. But if you look towards the end of the season, that is where the 25-year-old field general will really get to shine. After their BYE in Week 14, the Niners will face the Tennessee Titans, the Indianapolis Colts, the Chicago Bears, and then they finish their season off at home against the division rival Seattle Seahawks. The thing is, only one of those four teams had a winning record in 2024. Advertisement It's the last portion of the season that will have a big impact on who wins the MVP, and Purdy could be looking really good as the season winds down. It would also be a good story, especially with Purdy being the very last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. If he is able to win the MVP Award, he will go from 'Mr. Irrelevant' to 'Mr. Relevant' very quickly. Related: Niners' Blockbuster Trade Piece Named Biggest Loss Related: George Kittle Praises 49ers QB Brock Purdy's Leadership This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
Associated Press
22-05-2025
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- Associated Press
Brock Purdy avoided offseason drama before signing 5-year, $265 million extension with the 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After watching drama-filled offseasons when it came to contract negotiations the past two years with his San Francisco 49ers teammates, Brock Purdy was intent on doing his best to avoid a repeat in his situation. Purdy and the 49ers managed to do just that when they agreed on a five-year extension worth $265 million following talks that had had no public acrimony. Purdy described said the initial offer from the 49ers as 'respectful' and made a point of showing up to the start of the offseason program last month as a sign of good faith. That all led to the deal getting finalized before the 49ers begin on-field practices this spring with an extension that makes Purdy one of the top 10 paid quarterbacks in the NFL but doesn't handcuff the team from building a strong roster around him. 'I think where we ended up was exactly where we needed to be,' Purdy said Wednesday. 'I'm extremely happy with where we ended and I know the Niners are too. With that being said, for me it's all about football now. However they use the cap space and all that kind of stuff, that's not my job. My job is to now go and win games and lead this team. But I'm extremely happy and grateful for where we ended.' It's been quite a journey for Purdy, who was lightly recruited out of high school and then picked last in 2022 after a strong college career at Iowa State. But the player once known as 'Mr. Irrelevant' because of his draft status has proved himself worthy of a contract on par with quarterbacks who entered the league with higher pedigree after helping the Niners reach the Super Bowl in his first full season as a starter in 2023. 'There's 32 starting quarterbacks and those guys, like it's not the easiest job in the world,' he said. 'For me, with what I've done and everything, I could hang my hat on the fact that I've had success in this league and I'm capable of leading an organization all the way to the end, the Super Bowl. I proved that. I know who I am and I'm going to obviously want to get what I deserve, but also surround myself, like I said, with guys around me and not just try to take every penny for myself. But that's the whole point of negotiating, you go throughout that you try to meet in the middle ground.' Purdy has made less than $1 million a year for his first three seasons and was set to get a small raise in 2025 to about $5.2 million under the league's proven performance escalator for making the Pro Bowl last season. Purdy's success helped rescue the Niners from a potentially catastrophic mistake after they traded three first-round picks to draft Trey Lance third overall in 2021, only to watch him struggle before getting traded away in 2023. He took over as starter late in his rookie season. He won the final five starts of the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs before suffering a serious injury to his throwing elbow early in an NFC title game loss to Philadelphia that season. Purdy had one of the most prolific passing seasons in team history in 2023 when he finished fourth in the NFL in MVP voting and helped the team reach the Super Bowl before losing in overtime to Kansas City. He set a franchise record for yards passing (4,280) and became the first Niners QB in more than two decades to throw at least 30 TD passes (31). Purdy led the NFL with a 113 passer rating and his 9.6 yards per attempt were the most in the NFL for a qualifying QB since Kurt Warner had 9.9 in 2000. That success was harder to come by in 2024 as Purdy was hampered by injuries to key offensive players like Christian McCaffrey, Trent Williams and Brandon Aiyuk. His passer rating dropped nearly 17 points to 96.1, he had only 20 TD passes and 12 interceptions on the season, and also came up short in several late-game scenarios when the 49ers had a chance for a comeback win. Purdy's play was part of a team-wide downturn that led to a 6-11 record and the first missed playoff appearance for San Francisco since 2020. That was one reason why he wanted to make sure he was part of the entire offseason program to help engineer a rebound. 'Everybody's bought in right now and we're excited, obviously, to do more team activities and stuff as we move along the offseason,' he said. 'It's hard to explain, but the young guys, the older guys, everybody is bringing it right now and I think it's just so important that we're just around each other a lot doing little different activities and continuing to build chemistry.' ___ AP NFL:
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Mr. Soundoff Says: Purdy gets paid, and he deserves it
Mr. Soundoff Says – Brock Purdy signed a 5 year 265 million dollar deal with the 49ers, making Purdy the 7th highest paid QB in the NFL. From Mr. Irrelevent, last pick in the 2022 draft, to 265 million in less than 3 years. John Sears says, despite all the push-back against the contract, Purdy is worth it. Look at the numbers, don't let the lies get in the way of facts. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
18-05-2025
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- USA Today
Brock Purdy's contract extension compared to other \
Brock Purdy's contract extension compared to other "Mr Irrelevant" draft picks Purdy's extension is worth more than five times the combined career earnings of the last 20 final picks in the draft. The big news in the NFLGet more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts. at the end of this week was San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy getting a huge contract extension. He received a five-year extension worth $265 million with $181 guaranteed. He was the final player selected in the 2022 NFL draft, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant. That contract is not only the largest ever given to a player who was the final pick in the draft, it is more than five times the career earnings of all the players who were Mr. Irrelevant from 2004-2024, excluding Purdy. Prior to Purdy, only one former Mr. Irrelevant had made more than $4 million in career earnings. That was kicker Ryan Succop, the final pick of the 2009 draft. He made $32.8 million in his 14-year career. The next player on the list in career earnings is linebacker Grant Stuard, who has made a little more than $3.9 million in his four-year career thus far. From 2004-2024, the 20 players drafted last (excluding Purdy), have made a combined $51.7 million in career earnings, which includes Succop's nearly $33 million. Career earnings for Mr. Irrelevant, from 2004-2024 (2024) S Jaylen Key, Jets: $218,236 (2023) DE Desjuan Johnson, Rams $1.74 million (2022) Purdy (2021) LB Grant Stuard, Buccaneers: $3.9 million (2020) LB Tae Crowder, Giants: $2.37 million (2019) TE Caleb Wilson, Cardinals: $602,000 (2018) WR Trey Quinn, Washington: $1.27 million (2017) QB Chad Kelly, Broncos: $1.17 million (2016) CB Kalan Reed, Titans: $1.94 million (2015) TE Gerald Christian, Cardinals: $742,000 (2014) S Lonnie Ballentine, Texans: $1.39 million (2013) TE Justice Cunningham, Colts: $626,000 (2012) QB Chandler Harnish, Colts: $450,000 (2011) DE Cheta Ozougwu, Texans: $1.02 million (2010) WR Tim Toone, Lions: $26,000 (2009) K Ryan Succop, Chiefs: $32.8 million (2008) LB David Vobora, Rams: $1.41 million (2007) CB Ramzee Robinson, Lions: $25,000 (2006) WR Kevin McMahan, Raiders: $25,000 (2005) TE Andy Stokes, Patriots: $17,500 (2004) LB Andre Sommersel, Raiders: $16,500 Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
