BrockPurdy

News: 2 years agoPurdy completed 19 of 26 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 34-3 win over the Jaguars.

Spin: Purdy threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk in the first quarter, added a 66-yard touchdown to George Kittle in the third and rounded out the scoring with a 22-yard connection to Kyle Juszczyk in the fourth. Christian McCaffrey had his 17-game touchdown streak snapped, but Deebo Samuel (shoulder) made his first appearance since Week 6 and added a 23-yard rushing touchdown to Purdy's trio of passing scores. After snapping a three-game losing streak Sunday in Jacksonville, Purdy will bring a 15:5 TD:INT into San Francisco's Week 11 home game against the Buccaneers.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Purdy was one of the most surprising Cinderella stories of the 2022 season, going from Mr. Irrelevant (the final pick of the NFL draft) in April to leading his team to the NFC Championship Game in January. Purdy took over as the 49ers' starter in Week 13 and proceeded to toss at least two TDs in seven consecutive games. He ranked 11th in fantasy PPG during the final six weeks of the regular season. There are some concerns here, though, including his low pedigree and small sample of work, as well as very small rushing contributions (34 rushing yards in eight full games). On the other hand, he has offensive guru Kyle Shanahan calling the plays and a terrific group of targets. Purdy will start for the 49ers, though if he struggles, Sam Darnold is waiting in the wings. Consider Purdy a late-round sleeper.