Brock Purdy: College football career, records, Awards, School & College, highlights, stats.

By the time San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy took the first snap in his first NFL start on Sunday, expectations had reached a fever pitch.

Brock Purdy put on a show playing quarterback for Iowa State before gaining attention as Mr. Irrelevant-turned-Starting Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. As a sophomore, Purdy shot to fame and attracted widespread attention. Purdy has become one of Cylcone’s all-time finest quarterbacks by the start of his senior season.

Here’s everything you need to know about Brock Purdy’s college career.

The vitals on Brock Purdy:

School: Iowa State
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-0
Weight: 212 pounds
Years active: 2018-2021

Below are Brock Purdy’s career stats in college:

What kind of prospect was Brock Purdy in high school?

When he attended Perry High School in Glendale, Arizona, Purdy was a three-star quarterback. In 2016 and 2017, he dropped two state championship games for Arizona. Purdy set an Arizona Conference 6A record in 2017 by throwing for 4,410 yards and 57 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,106 yards and 10 scores. After his 2017 season, Purdy was named the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year. Purdy had an average GPA of 3.8 and completed his career with 8,937 passing yards and 107 touchdowns.

Brock Purdy college:

Arizona native Brock Purdy studied at Iowa State. Purdy chose Iowa State over offers from Alabama, Texas A&M, Boise State, and others, according to 247Sports.

Brock Purdy’s best games in college?

Here are some of Purdy’s most notable performances in college:

Iowa State 48, Oklahoma State 42 | Oct. 6, 2018

• 18-23 passing, 318 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, one interception, 84 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown

  • Fourth-most passing touchdowns in school history

  • Debut performance of the bench

Washington State 28, Iowa State 26 | Dec. 28, 2018 (Alamo Bowl)

• 18-27 passing, 315 passing yards, two interceptions, 46 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns

  • Iowa State bowl-record for passing yards

  • Iowa State bowl record for rushing touchdowns

Iowa State 72, Louisiana-Monroe 20 | Sept. 21, 2019

• 21-27 passing, 435 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, one interception, 75 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns

  • Iowa State single-game total offense record

  • Iowa State single-game touchdowns responsible record

Iowa State 41, Kansas 31 | Nov. 23, 2019

• 29-42 passing, 372 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, one interception, one rushing touchdown

  • 10-10 passing for 135 yards with three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) in a fourth-quarter comeback.

Iowa State 37, Oklahoma 30 | Oct. 3, 2020

• 12-24 passing, 254 passing yards, one passing touchdown, one rushing touchdown

  • Fourth-quarter comeback

  • Beat every school in the Big 12 in his career

Iowa State 42, West Virginia 6 | Dec. 5, 2020

• 20-23 passing, 247 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 38 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown

  • Fourth-best single-game completion percentage in school history

Iowa State 34, Oregon 17 | Jan. 2, 2021 (Fiesta Bowl)

• 20-29 passing, 156 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, 39 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown

  • Offensive MVP of the game

Iowa State 59, Kansas 7 | Oct. 2, 2021

• 17-22 passing, 245 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, 37 rushing yards

  • School-record four first-quarter touchdown passes

Iowa State 24, No. 8 Oklahoma State 21 | Oct. 23, 2021

• 27-33 passing, 307 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns

  • Seventh career fourth-quarter comeback

Awards won by Brock Purdy in college:

Here are the awards and honors Brock Purdy won in college:

• Big 12 Sportsman of the Year (2022)

• First Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2020); AP (2021)

• Second Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2019, 2021)

• Second Team Senior Class Award All-American (2021)

• PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP (2020)

• Second Team Academic All-American – CoSIDA (2020, 2021)

• First Team Academic All-District – CoSIDA (2020, 2021)

• Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist (2019, 2020)

• Manning Award Semifinalist (2020)

• First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2019, 2020, 2021)

• HM All-Big 12 – Coaches (2018)

• Big 12 True Freshman of the Year – ESPN (2018)

• Dury Moss Outstanding Newcomer Award (2018)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2018)