Brock Purdy

A quarterback ended up being the final pick of the NFL draft.

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Iowa State QB Brock Purdy embraced his new title as "Mr. Irrelevant" but said he's still looking to make his mark in the NFL.

"He was a guy we labeled early as our No. 1 free agent we were gonna go after and when you get to there and they haven't been drafted, we have the last pick, we thought it was perfect," Shanahan said. That's what I want my job to be is to be an NFL quarterback and now I have the opportunity to do so. I got my foot in the door, a team believed in me and now I get my opportunity to go and play football. That interest was forged when coach Kyle Shanahan asked Griese and assistant quarterbacks coach Klay Kubiak to put together a list of names they liked at the position. That's what I want my career to be. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Before Saturday, Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy had a wide range of potential outcomes in mind for his football future.

The San Francisco 49ers made quarterback Brock Purdy "Mr. Irrelevant" my taking him with the final pick in the NFL Draft.

Purdy was a four-year starter in college, but he wasn't a prolific passer. Purdy almost certainly won't make the 49ers' 53-man roster, because the 49ers already have a backup quarterback -- Nate Sudfeld. The 49ers essentially made Purdy the first undrafted free agent taken. But Mullens was a prolific college quarterback -- he broke Brett Favre's records at Southern Miss.

The 49ers wrapped up the 2022 NFL Draft by selecting a quarterback they will likely try to hide on the practice squad.

6th round comp (221st overall): Tariq Castro-Fields, CB, Penn St. The further the ball gets outside of the numbers or down the field; Purdy has less velocity. Purdy becomes the latest Mr. Irrelevant, a title given to the final player selected every year.

The last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft has been announced and the 49ers have selected Brock Purdy. Quarterback. Iowa State. The 22-year-old has officially ...

Purdy went on the start the next three years for the Cyclones, as well. In 2018, after then-senior Cyclones quarterback Kyle Kempt suffered an early season injury and his replacement, Zeb Noland, proved ineffective over the next few games, Purdy was elevated into the starting role as a true freshman in a Week 5 game at Oklahoma State and led Iowa State to their first Power 5 win of the season. Purdy should have every opportunity to beat out Sudfeld and earn his roster spot this preseason.

The San Francisco 49ers selected Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy with the 41st pick (No. 262 overall) in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Iowa State Iowa State 7.5 7.5 Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State AY/A Y/A Purdy landed at ISU and got on the field in a hurry, starting eight of 10 contests in 2018, garnering honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades and ranking sixth in the FBS in pass efficiency (146-of-220, 66.4%, 2,250 yards, 16 TDs, seven INTs; 100-308-3.1, five TDs rushing). Purdy returned as the full-time starter in 2019, joining Justin Fields (Ohio State), Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma) and Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) as the only FBS quarterbacks with at least 27 touchdown passes (312-475-65.7, 3,982 yards, 27 TDs, nine INTs) and eight scoring runs (93-249-2.7, eight TDs). The team captain set 18 school single-season records on his way to second-team All-Big 12 honors. His other measurables include an arm length of 29 inches and hands measuring 9 1/4 inches. It was also the final selection of the 2022 NFL Draft, labeled Mr. Irrelevant.

Iowa State's Brock Purdy is the first Cyclones quarterback drafted since Seneca Wallace in 2003.

“Brock is one of the greatest players ever to wear the Cardinal and Gold, but his excellence went beyond what he accomplished on the field,” Campbell said. Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson embarked on his 50th year of writing sports for the Des Moines Register in December 2021. Purdy is more comfortable playing in a system that allows quarterbacks freedom, rather than being chained to the pocket. But at the end of the day, I’m trying to help the team win the super bowl." Mostly, those were of the mid-range variety, and why not, when you’re throwing to a sure-handed tight end like Charlie Kolar. When it came to accuracy, the 6-foot-1, 220-pounder was solid.

The 49ers selected Purdy in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 262nd overall. And so Purdy becomes Mr. Irrelevant in this draft class as the former ...

While he lacks starter-level traits for an NFL quarterback, Purdy could become a solid backup down the line. Purdy didn't improve as an upperclassman, however, and his stock slid as a result. The 49ers selected Purdy in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 262nd overall.