49ers QB Brock Purdy is stronger, faster and better than you think

Brock Purdy’s latest quarterback ranking looks merely respectable — until NFL evaluators explain what makes him special. Critics have long dismissed him as a system quarterback. The numbers turn that accusation on its head: Kyle Shanahan’s offense is elite, and no quarterback has run it better than Purdy. In Mike Sando’s 2026 QB Tiers for...