While the majority of us can wonder just what’s going on with Brandon Aiyuk, let’s get a more divided argument going back into these parts: Brock Purdy.
Pro Football Focus released its quarterback rankings for 2026. Obviously, we can already divide on specifically how PFF ranks players. They said their analysts put this together, asking one question: Which quarterback would they want leading their team in 2026?
Their answer, putting Purdy at 10th, behind:
No. 6 Jordan Love (Green Bay Packers)
No. 7 Justin
Herbert (Los Angeles Chargers)
No. 8 Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys)
No. 9 Drake Maye (New England Patriots)
Here’s what PFF said about Purdy’s rank:
The 49ers were hit by the injury bug harder than almost any other team in 2025, and their franchise quarterback didn’t escape that misfortune. Purdy missed eight games with a turf toe injury but was highly effective when he was on the field. His 85.4 PFF grade ranked sixth among NFL quarterbacks, while his 65.8 passing grade under pressure ranked third. He has now ranked among the NFL’s 10 highest-graded quarterbacks in each of the past three seasons.
Purdy’s 9.0% pressure-to-sack rate was the best in the league in 2025, reflecting an ability to process and release the ball before the pocket fully collapses, and his accuracy percentage of 78.7% was among the highest marks among qualifiers.
10th isn’t so bad. I’d put Purdy in the top 10. To be at the end of the top 10 is high, but I’m a homer and going to put him at No. 6.
What I respectfully disagree with is who is ahead of him. Rather, two names: Prescott and Love. We’ve seen those two lead their squads. Especially when their teams are loaded. Love finished his third season in the league, but his 2023 campaign—the first as the starting quarterback—can be argued as his best.
Then there’s Prescott. A man whose contract has become a meme for being so overpriced and a “is he/isn’t he” worth it. Prescott has always been someone who can shut things down at a moment’s notice.
Other than those two, I’d be fine with Purdy at 8. That sounds about right. In fact, 10th isn’t bad either, just not with those two in front of him. I can make an argument that I don’t want to have Patrick Mahomes (fourth) leading my team since he’s returning from major knee surgery (not to mention his worst season as a pro in 2025), but I get the thinking there.
PFF can pull metrics and data out of a hat to silence me, so my homer take should be taken with a grain of salt. Where do you (objectively) place Purdy on this list?
