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SB Nation on MSNWhere does Brock Purdy rank among the 32 starting NFL quarterbacks?NFL Quarterback rankings are tricky. The only group of quarterbacks that just about everyone agrees on is the “elite” tier of Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Joe Burrow. Four elite quarterbacks mean 28 other teams are trying to win the Super Bowl with non-elite quarterbacks in 2025.
After Brock Purdy got his extension from the San Francisco 49ers, we decided to see how the other quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL draft class are doing.
The next one to get a new deal will be Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. He’ll become eligible after the 2025 regular-season finale. (Which means that the Texans could sign him to a new deal between Week 18 and the playoffs, if the Texans qualify.)
On the surface, San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy’s new contract looks incredibly team-friendly. Despite the big $265 million number, his $53 million per year annual salary comes in below market-resetting value,
The 49ers finalized Brock Purdy’s five-year, $265 million extension and will make the quarterback available to the media Wednesday.