Brock Purdy

"Should rebound as 49ers stay healthier"

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I'm an unabashed fan of Purdy's game. He's an excellent anticipation thrower with excellent pocket management and an aggressive mentality. This spring, I looked at passing statistics against the blitz and against pressure (press without an added rusher from the base scheme) for Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Purdy, Jalen Hurts, Pat Mahomes, and Kyler Murray. I picked this subset because I wanted a range of players who fit abroad description of effective mobility in and outside the pocket. 

Pressure is harder for quarterbacks than the blitz because it's coming with more defenders in coverage and it's a bigger breakdown with the line. Purdy had the best completion rate (54%) against pressure and the second-best against the blitz. His yards per attempt vs pressure was fourth (7.1). 

He did this without a legitimate primary option for most of the year.  Expect a rebound to the top-5-7 fantasy QBs.