It might be the most unbelievable story of the NFL season, the last pick of the draft, leading the San Francisco 49ers to the NFC Championship game.
But even coming off of that remarkable All-Arizona junior season, beating out nationally ranked No. 1 Spencer Rattler as the top quarterback in Arizona by The Republic, Purdy got no college attention. Stunning.He had a run in with a cactus in the midst of May spring football workouts. It was during a team-bonding paintball game in the desert, and Purdy, always trying to find a competitive edge, rolled around and fell catching a saguaro with his left hand. A needle punctured his hand.
Purdy, grounded in his strong Christian beliefs, remained patient, letting God lead him to where he was meant to be.But that only opened up after the first signing period in December passed and after Alabama offered him a preferred walk-on opportunity on Dec. 13, 2017. At the time, Purdy called the Alabama PWO,"Amazing."
That got other Power 5s to finally offer. Such as Texas A&M, Kansas and Illinois. But he didn't get a single Pac-12 offer. So, after an intense offseason of training, Purdy got himself ready for the NFL draft, only to finally hear his name called with the 262nd and final pick. He was surrounded by family and those who knew him best growing up in his home when the call from the 49ers came."The only ones that know what that means are people closest to him," Jones told The Republic after the last pick of the April draft."Some day they will write a book about Brock and his story. Mr.
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