Brock Purdy’s College Football Career Broke The School’s Records

Brock Purdy College

Brock Purdy went to Iowa State University for college. According to 247Sports, Purdy turned down offers from Alabama, Texas A&M, Boise State, and others.

According to the Iowa State University records, Purdy finished his college football career owning/sharing 32 school records. By his last year in college in 2021, he owned virtually all career school passing records: passing yards (12,170), total offense (13,347), touchdown passes (81), touchdowns responsible (100), completions (993), passing efficiency (151.1) and completion pct. (67.7) 

He also set a school record by throwing for a touchdown in 12 straight games and also set a school record for touchdowns responsible.

Patrick Mahomes commented on Purdy’s impressive college career. “I didn’t play him at Iowa State, but when he was at Iowa State, he was playing my (Texas Tech) Red Raiders,” Mahomes said in a press conference. “He was winning. He’s always been a winner.”

Brock Purdy’s girlfriend

Brock Purdy’s girlfriend—now fiancé is Jenna Brandt. They went to Iowa State University together and seemingly met at the college, where he played football while she played volleyball. “Family time is big to me. I love hanging out with my family,” Brandt said in a video for her Iowa State team, adding, “I also like to volunteer around the community.”

Brandt has been supportive of her boyfriend on the sidelines. With one of the first posts together she captioned as “Always cheering you on, babes,” Brandt captioned a photo on Instagram in October 2023 of her and Purdy hugging on the sidelines. In the comments, he replied: “My girl ❤️.”

The two announced their engagement in July 2023, “My Jenna girl forever. I can’t wait to be your husband and grow together in Christ. Here’s to forever babe. I love you JB!,” the quarterback captioned a series of engagement photos on Instagram. She also posted, “WE GET TO DO LIFE TOGETHER…FOREVER! Brock Purdy – I love everything about you & your heart for Jesus more than any words can say.”

Brandt celebrated her bachelorette party a week before the NFC championship. “Snowwwwww in love w/ @brock.purdy13 ❄️ Best friends in the best spot for the best weekend🤍,” she posted a series of photos in Colorado.

Brock Purdy’s 49ers Contract

Brock Purdy’s contract put him on a four-year, $3,737,008 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $77,008 signing bonus, $77,008 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $934,252. He was drafted as the final pick (262nd overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft, making him that year’s Mr. Irrelevant. Despite that, the team had confidence in him. “He’s relevant to us,” general manager John Lynch said.

“I think it’s a funny thing,” Purdy told ESPN at the time. “If you’re a fan, or even my family, friends and stuff, it’s funny to laugh about it and joke around with it. For me, I’m looking at it as an opportunity. I got my foot in the door, a team believed in me and now I get my opportunity to go and play football. That’s what I want my career to be. That’s what I want my job to be is to be an NFL quarterback and now I have the opportunity to do so. That’s how I’m looking at it.”

He continued: “From the outside looking in, I guess it’s a funny thing and I’ll embrace the role and have some fun with it for sure, but at the end of the day I’m trying to go and help a team win the Super Bowl. That’s where my mindset is at with it.”

Kyle Shanahan asked Griese and assistant quarterbacks coach Klay Kubiak to put together a list of names they liked at the position, which included Purdy. “He was a guy we labeled early as our No. 1 free agent we were gonna go after and when you get to there and they haven’t been drafted, we have the last pick, we thought it was perfect,” Shanahan said. “The guy has played a lot of football. He plays the game the right way. He’s extremely tough, gets the ball to the right spots and plays very well in the pocket and is a guy who we think can come in here and help us fill out this roster and give himself a chance to make the team.”

The deal was a steal. Purdy is the top-rated quarterback in the NFL, well on his way to MVP eligibility, which leads some pundits to argue his current contract should be torn up so he can be paid what he deserves. Top quarterbacks, after all, are making anywhere from $12 million to $57 million per year.

In an interview with NBC, Purdy explained that because of his low salary, his living arrangements have had to reflect that. “So, I still have a roommate, one of my offensive linemen here,” Purdy admitted. “So, he and I are still splitting rent. I still drive my Toyota Sequoia and, other than that, it’s pretty simple.”