SF · QB · Age 26
Of the 10 age-26 quarterbacks most similar to Brock Purdy's 2025 season, 3 finished QB1, 3 finished QB3, 2 finished QB4+, 2 missed the season.
Based on just 10 analogs — outcomes span Missed season → QB1 — directional, not a forecast · veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.
“Missed season” = a comp played fewer than 4 games the next year (injury, benching, or out of the league) — an availability rate, not a dynasty-value call.
+4 more analogs
Purdy enters 2026 as San Francisco's unquestioned QB1 at age 26, healthy after toe injuries held him to 11 games and a QB22 PPR finish in 2025 — a finish that badly undersells his 18.1 PPG and elite per-play efficiency (90.0 PFF grade, 4th among qualified quarterbacks). The front office rebuilt his pass-catching group around him, adding Mike Evans and second-round rookie De'Zhaun Stribling alongside Ricky Pearsall and George Kittle, while spending no draft capital at quarterback. The key catalysts are a full healthy season with the deepest weapons group of his career and the QB10/MVP-candidate industry buzz that would reset his market a tier higher; the key concerns are two straight injury-marred years and a 30-plus veteran core whose decline could erode his offensive context within a couple of seasons. His playoff run ended quietly in the divisional round at Seattle (5.3 points), which keeps his summer acquisition cost suppressed relative to his talent. Recommendation: BUY this offseason, especially in superflex, before a healthy 2026 campaign resets his price — he profiles as a stable multi-year QB1 investment with residual top-5 upside.
The QB position isn't modeled yet — no call.
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Purdy played through a turf-toe-like injury and a Week 18 shoulder stinger late in 2025, on top of a 2024 season that cost him a game to a right elbow injury — a two-year pattern worth monitoring even though he's fully healthy entering 2026.
National coverage is framing 2026 as a defining, 'prove-it' season for Purdy to justify his mega-extension and quiet lingering system-QB skepticism despite his weapons upgrade.
Purdy inherits the deepest weapons room of his career — Christian McCaffrey, Mike Evans, George Kittle, and Ricky Pearsall, plus rookie R2 WR De'Zhaun Stribling — with zero same-position draft capital spent against him.
Backup competition (Mac Jones, Kurtis Rourke) is non-threatening and SF's 2026 draft capital went to a WR and RB rather than a QB, leaving Purdy's starting job completely uncontested.
NFL.com tabbed Purdy a dark-horse MVP candidate for 2026 and NFL Network slotted him at No. 85 on its Top 100 list, reflecting rising external valuation after a five-touchdown, 36.9-point Week 17 outburst and a playoff berth.
| Format | Value | vs Best |
|---|---|---|
| PPR SFBest | 5,292 | — |
| PPR 1QB | 3,061 | -2,231 |