You might think it's Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, what about the great Dan Marino, or John Elway? Joe Montana won four Super Bowls, never lost a Super Bowl, surely it's Joe Montana, or what about the GOAT, Tom Brady? The answer would be no to all of those players, legends though they are.
The highest-rated quarterback in NFL history is Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers. During Monday's victory over the Washington Commanders, he took his career passer rating to 105.6, above every other legend ever to have played the game. More importantly, Purdy took the 49ers to a 6-0 start and they are in control of the NFC West.
How does this happen with a man who was picked last in the 2022 NFL Draft? Mr Irrelevant, overlooked by every NFL team time and time again. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player It's Tom Brady plus a thousand in terms of being overlooked and disrespected and, like Brady, Purdy has responded brilliantly in the pros.
I still don't think he gets the respect he deserves because of that label that was attached to him as a low-round draft pick but he's already taken this team to an NFC Championship game, he's taken this team to a Super Bowl and now here he is playing excellent football at the start of the 2026 season. I've had the opportunity to interview Purdy now three or four times and he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. He's so friendly, so down to earth.
One occasion we interviewed in training camp in San Francisco and they were doing some work on the stadium and every time he answered a question a guy in the background started drilling and that was absolutely nothing to do with Brock Purdy. And yet he apologised profusely and said that he couldn't feel worse. We met and chatted at the Super Bowl and that's where I found out that the nice guy has a steel running through him.
Purdy made note of the fact that he was mocked and ridiculed for being Mr Irrelevant. Yes he played along with all of the necessary events that go with that position but he kind of kept receipts and he went into that Super Bowl hoping those people who mocked him were going to be sitting in the stands that day as he almost led the 49ers to victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. In fact, he would have been a Super Bowl champion had the NFL not changed its overtime rules.
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