Lowest QB draft picks to win Super Bowl How Brock Purdy compares to NFL history as Mr. Irrelevant

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Lowest QB draft picks to win Super Bowl How Brock Purdy compares to NFL history as Mr. Irrelevant

Brock Purdy's first year as a full-time starter for the 49ers couldn't have gone much better than it did.Purdy, the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, emerged as one of the league's best and most efficient pa sers during his second season. He logged a league-best 113.0 pa ser rating while averaging a whopping 9.6 yards per completion and completing 69.4 percent of his pa ses for 4,280 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.Now, Purdy will try to deliver the 49ers their first Super Ervin Santana Jersey Bowl win since Super Bowl 29 in 1995 as he squares off against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.If Purdy accomplishes that, he will make a bit of NFL history.Purdy can become the lowest-drafted Nelson Cruz Jersey starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Here's how his draft status ranks all-time among the winners of the NFL's championship game.MORE: Lowest QB draft picks to win Super BowlAt present, Brad Johnson is the lowest-drafted starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Johnson started Super Bowl 37 for the Buccaneers, a 48-21 win over the Raiders during which he completed 18-of-34 pa ses for 215 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.In total, only five quarterbacks drafted outside of the top 100 selections have won Super Bowls. Player Draft pick Super Bowl wins Brad Johnson 227 1 Bart Starr 200 2 Tom Brady 199 7 Mark Rypien 146 1 Roger Staubach 129 2Purdy was the 262nd overall Kennys Vargas Jersey pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, so if his 49ers can beat the Chiefs in Super Bowl 58, he would officially pa s Johnson as the lowest-drafted starting quarterback to win an NFL championship.MORE:Has an undrafted quarterback ever won a Super Bowl?While Purdy's record among drafted quarterbacks would be impre sive, one undrafted quarterback has started and won a Super Bowl. That is Kurt Warner, who won Super Bowl 34 in his first year as the Rams' starting quarterback.Warner was the leader of the Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" offense during the 2000 NFL playoffs and completed Jonathan Schoop Jersey 24-of-45 pa ses for 414 yards and two touchdowns in St. Louis' 23-16 win over the Titans.Warner was named MVP of the game for his efforts and would appear in two more Super Bowls during his career. One was a Super Bowl 36 lo s to the Kirby Puckett Jersey Patriots (20-17) when he was with the Rams, and the other was a Super Bowl 43 lo s to the Steelers (27-23) when he was with the Cardinals.Only one other undrafted quarterback has ever started a Super Bowl. Jake Delhomme, who played his college ball at Louisiana, started Super Bowl 38 against the Patriots. His Panthers lost the game 32-29 on a late Adam Vinatieri field goal.
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