The San Francisco 49ers selected Brock Purdy in the seventh round (No. 262 overall) of the 2022 NFL draft out of Iowa State, where he earned All-Big 12 honors three times during his time with the Cyclones. In the NFL, he was expected to be a project that could someday become the team's backup.
However, after Trey Lance went down with an ankle injury two games into the 2022 season, and Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a foot injury later in the year, Purdy was thrust into starting action, and he never gave the job back.
Over the last three seasons, Purdy has appeared in 40 games, completing 67.