When the San Francisco 49ers drafted former Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy with the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, there are few people who ever would have expected him to be 4-0 in four starts with multiple touchdown passes in each game and leading the team to the playoffs late in the season.
Purdy engineered a comeback victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, and he’s earned himself some heavy praise from wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
“He handled it great. He did a great job. Super calm dude — super calm dude. The moment’s never too big for him,” Aiyuk said. “He’s out there leading two-minute drives, signaling out wide, changing the play call. Today just showed us that I think this dude is on a different level.”
Even though Brock Purdy is just a rookie who began the season as the team’s third-string quarterback, Aiyuk said he’s emerged as a leader for this team as it enters the postseason.
“How calm he is, how he plays the game at the quarterback position,” Aiyuk said. “He’s doing a great job of leading us all.”
It’s been a solid start for Purdy, but the team will need him to be at his best if it’s going to make a run through the playoffs.
