39 Facts About Brock Purdy

Brock Purdy was born on December 27,1999 and is an American professional football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.

Brock Purdy played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and was selected by the 49ers with the final pick in the 2022 NFL draft, becoming that year's Mr Irrelevant.

Brock Purdy continued as the 49ers' starting quarterback in the 2023 season, where he led them to a repeat division title and led the league in multiple passing categories before an appearance in Super Bowl LVIII.

Brock Purdy set the franchise's single-season passing yards record and earned his first Pro Bowl selection.

Brock Purdy was born on December 27,1999, in Queen Creek, Arizona.

Brock Purdy played high school football for Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona.

Brock Purdy is the middle child of Shawn and Carrie Brock Purdy.

Brock Purdy's father attributed Purdy's later success in part to the faster processing speed required to play flag football; quarterbacks were given seven seconds to dispose of the football before plays were blown dead.

Brock Purdy started his varsity football career during the 2015 season as a sophomore for the newly opened Perry High School.

Brock Purdy established himself as a football power in Arizona, competing against Chandler Unified School District's more established powerhouse programs such as Chandler High, Hamilton and Basha.

Brock Purdy was named Gatorade's Football Player of the Year and was The Arizona Republic high-school player of the year.

Brock Purdy signed his letter of intent to commit to Iowa State University on February 7,2018, enrolling in June of that year.

Brock Purdy entered his freshman year for the Cyclones in 2018 as the third string to Kyle Kempt and Zeb Noland.

Brock Purdy became the starter after Kempt was injured and Noland was ineffective.

Brock Purdy led the Big 12 Conference in passing yards with 3,982 and was third in total touchdowns, 27 of them passing, which broke George Amundson's 41-year-old school record of 24 total touchdowns.

Brock Purdy ended his time at Iowa State as a three-time All-Big 12 quarterback, holding 32 school records including career pass attempts, completions, percentage, yards, and both passing and total touchdowns.

Brock Purdy became the first 'Mr Irrelevant' to throw a touchdown pass in a regular season game.

Brock Purdy finished the game with 185 passing yards and two passing touchdowns to go along with a two-yard rushing touchdown.

Brock Purdy became the second player in NFL history, after Aaron Rodgers, to record a cumulative total quarterback rating of 115 or greater in his first two starts.

Brock Purdy finished the regular season throwing for 1,374 yards for 13 touchdowns and four interceptions, winning all five of his starts and leading the 49ers to the second seed in the playoffs.

Brock Purdy was diagnosed with a complete tear of his ulnar collateral ligament, which rendered him unable to throw the ball more than 10 yards.

Brock Purdy entered concussion protocol following a Week 7 road loss to the Minnesota Vikings after experiencing symptoms on the flight home.

Brock Purdy was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week for his performance.

Brock Purdy was again named FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week.

Brock Purdy's 255 passing yards allowed him to surpass 4,000 passing yards in a season, the first 49ers quarterback to do so since Jeff Garcia in 2000.

Later that day, the NFL announced that Brock Purdy had been selected as the NFC's starting quarterback for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.

Brock Purdy completed the regular season leading the league in passer rating, total quarterback rating, and yards gained per attempt.

At home against the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round, Brock Purdy struggled with accuracy in rainy conditions as the 49ers trailed entering the fourth quarter.

Brock Purdy was 6-of-7 for 47 yards on the game-winning drive and finished the game completing 23 of his 39 passes for 252 yards and a touchdown.

Brock Purdy became the lowest drafted quarterback to start a Super Bowl.

Brock Purdy was ranked 28th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.

In Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals, Brock Purdy made his 50th career touchdown pass after passing to George Kittle.

Brock Purdy became the fastest quarterback in 49ers franchise history to achieve 50 career touchdown passes.

Brock Purdy finished the 2024 season with 3,864 passing yards and 20 passing touchdowns to 12 interceptions for a 96.1 passer rating.

However, Brock Purdy had his most successful season to date on the ground, rushing for 323 yards and leading the team with five rushing touchdowns.

Brock Purdy himself did not play in two games due to injuries he sustained to his right shoulder and elbow.

Brock Purdy is a devout Christian and openly talks about his faith.

Brock Purdy has stated in press briefings and interviews that Christianity plays a major role in his life.

In July 2023, Brock Purdy announced his engagement to girlfriend Jenna Brandt.