Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are just one win away from the Super Bowl. From “Mr. Irrelevant” to the Superbowl quarterback, that would be a story the NFL has never seen before. But how did it even happen that Purdy became the last pick in the draft despite his quality? A scouting report now clarifies this.
A few days before the biggest game of the year, “The Athletic” has a scout report that explains why Brock Purdy was only picked at the end of the third day of the draft. Accordingly, the reasons for this are probably mainly in the athletic field.
At around 1.85 m tall, Purdy is not particularly tall. His hands are also relatively small, which is often interpreted as a weakness in the NFL. The report of the unnamed scout states: Purdy is “not a very good athlete” and has deficits “both in strength and throwing repertoire”.
These weaknesses apparently also showed up in the NFL Draft Combine, the weekend when hundreds of college players undergo athletic tests, among other things, to show themselves to the teams. Here Purdy had also done poorly in many disciplines, the report says.
Purdy’s greatest strength has already been recognized
However, the scouting report also states that Purdy appeared very mature and experienced. No wonder, after all, he was a starter in college for four years and played about 60 games there. It is precisely this maturity that Purdy shows in the NFL, where he impresses above all with his low error rate. The scout, who had been so harsh with Purdy before the draft, sees it that way too.
“He processes a lot of information before the snap. (…) His composure at the end of the down – he didn’t make a lot of stupid mistakes – was really impressive,” said the scout, who would classify Purdy as a second or third round pick today.