#15

Brock Purdy

Former quarterback at Iowa State. 2021: 3,188 passing yards, 19 TD, 8 INT.

QB · Iowa State · Sr. · #15

6′1″ · 220 lb · Gilbert, AZ

CFB Index 66 · #29 of 126 QBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamSan Francisco — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 41, #262 overall

Recruiting

3★

PRO recruit

No. 839 nationally · Signed with Iowa State

Statement game435 yds · 3 TDvs UL Monroe (FBS) · W 72-20

Top 1% passing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at Iowa State. 2021: 3,188 passing yards, 19 TD, 8 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2018.
Drafted round 7 by the San Francisco in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Iowa State, 12,170 passing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #262 overall by San Francisco.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201810 games

Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Perry

202011 games

All-Big 12first

202112 games

All-Big 12first

2022

Drafted by San Franciscoround 7, pick 262

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#839 national

CFB

College

Iowa State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #262

San Francisco · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Matt Campbell

Iowa State

Played his entire career under Matt Campbell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San FranciscoEntering 5th NFL season

#262Rd 7 · Pick 41

San FranciscoEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 31-20 over that span.

2018Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

66Quality starter #29 of 126?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: success rate (93rd percentile). Strength: completion % (96th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#12 / 167 · 93rd pct

53.1%

Sack rate#49 / 167 · 71st pct

5.0%

EPA / dropback#51 / 167 · 70th pct

0.34

Interception rate#72 / 167 · 57th pct

2.0%

Explosive rate#75 / 167 · 55th pct

10.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Completion %#7 / 169 · 96th pct

71.7%

Pass yards#26 / 169 · 85th pct

3188

Rush yards#50 / 169 · 70th pct

238

Pass TDs#49 / 169 · 69th pct

Yards / att#70 / 169 · 57th pct

7.8

Fumbles lost#82 / 159 · 36th pct

Interceptions#110 / 169 · 31st pct

Rush TDs#103 / 169 · 31st pct

Season trend

EPA / dropback— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Sack rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Interception rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

258/358 (72.1%) · 19 TD · 8 INT

358 of 407 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

7.5259 of 204 QBs

Sack rate

3.3%24 of 204 QBs

Rarely sacked (24 of 204 QBs) and still 59 of 204 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

57%of completions

147 comp4.9 yds avg7 TD

Middle

10–19 yds

27%of completions

70 comp13.5 yds avg4 TD

Deep

20+ yds

16%of completions

41 comp28.0 yds avg6 TD

Overall 72.1% completion on 358 attempts · 41 deep completions averaging 28.0 yds.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home6g	234	1.3	8.1	0.5
Road6g	264	1.7	8.4	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	224	1.5	8.7	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	274	1.5	7.8	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jimmy Rogers

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

66 · #29 of 126 QBs

Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Iowa State	292	407	71.7%	3,188	7.8	19	8	149.0	69	--	--
2020	Iowa State	243	364	66.8%	2,750	7.6	19	9	142.5	77	--	--
2019	Iowa State	312	475	65.7%	3,982	8.4	27	9	151.1	--	--	--
2018	Iowa State	146	220	66.4%	2,250	10.2	16	7	169.9	--	--	--
Career		993	1,466	67.7%	12,170	8.3	81	33	151.2	73	--	--

Season	Team
2021	Iowa State	85	238	2.8	1	--
2020	Iowa State	87	382	4.4	5	--
2019	Iowa State	93	249	2.7	8	--
2018	Iowa State	100	308	3.1	5	--
Career		365	1,177	3.2	19	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021

W 24–21

vs Oklahoma State

307 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · -6 rush yds (9 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With A. Mevis — 29 LONG · 100 PCT · 5 PTS · B. Hall — 70 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Clemson · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA -7.28Brock Purdy pass intercepted for a TD Mario Goodrich return for 18 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)
Week 9 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.52Tarique Milton 68 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Andrew Mevis Kick)
Week 5 · Kansas · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.51Brock Purdy pass complete to Xavier Hutchinson for 36 yds for a TD (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 5 · Kansas · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.41Brock Purdy pass complete to Joe Scates for 44 yds for a TD (Andrew Mevis KICK)
Week 11 · Texas Tech · 2&15 · Q4 · EPA +3.35Brock Purdy pass complete to Jaylin Noel for 43 yds to the TexTc 9 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · UNLV · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.34B.Purdy pass complete to UNLV 33. Catch made by C.Kolar at UNLV 33. Gain of 33 yards. C.Kolar for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 2 · Iowa · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.27Brock Purdy pass complete to Darren Wilson Jr. for 49 yds to the Iowa 4 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Northern Iowa · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +3.26Brock Purdy pass complete to Tarique Milton for 34 yds to the NIowa 37 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · TCU · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +3.15Brock Purdy pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 26 yds to the TCU 27 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · TCU · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Brock Purdy pass complete to Breece Hall for 22 yds for a TD, (Connor Assalley KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 16-10vs Northern Iowa	21/26	199	0	0	7.7	48.6
Wk 2	L 17-27vs Iowa	13/27	138	0	3	5.1	13.0	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 3	W 48-3@ UNLV	21/24	288	3	0	12.0	83.1	3 TD passes
Wk 4	L 29-31@ Baylor	22/33	263	1	1	8.0	71.1
Wk 5	W 59-7vs Kansas	17/22	245	4	0	11.1	98.0	4 TD passes
Wk 7	W 33-20@ Kansas State	22/25	208	1	0	8.3	93.5
Wk 8	W 24-21vs Oklahoma State	27/33	307	2	0	9.3	90.6	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 9	L 31-38@ West Virginia	16/27	185	1	0	6.9	76.9
Wk 10	W 30-7vs Texas	27/38	252	0	0	6.6	49.0
Wk 11	L 38-41@ Texas Tech	32/42	356	3	2	8.5	88.8	Season-high 356 yds
Wk 12	L 21-28@ Oklahoma	30/41	281	1	1	6.9	37.0
Wk 13	W 48-14vs TCU	21/30	262	2	0	8.7	69.6	Clean 2-TD game
Total		269/368	2984	18	7	8.3	68.3

How he plays

Play style

High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.

CFB Index positional classification

Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long

Where the completions actually land

fact

60.6%Completion %

16.7%Conversion/dropback

70.0%Land short of sticks

0INTs

60.6% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 16.7% conversion-per-dropback — 70.0% of completions land short of the sticks.

Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. ~ our read: checkdown by design