How fast can Brock Purdy throw a football?

Brock Purdy was able to increase his throw to 55-56 miles per hour. His snap-to-throw time, 2.67 seconds, was among the fastest for quarterbacks in Week 13.

Brock Purdy is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League who played college football at Iowa State University.

Brock Purdy played high school football for Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona where he started his varsity football career during the 2015 season as a sophomore. Brock Purdy was considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports.

In his freshman year, Brock Purdy compiled a 7–2 record for the Cyclones and rushed for 308 yards and five touchdowns. During his junior year in the Fiesta Bowl, Brock Purdy passed and rushed for a touchdown in a 34–17 win over Oregon.

Brock Purdy’s 14 games with 300-plus passing yards at Iowa State was nearly triple the previous school record of five by Bret Meyer.

On December 11, 2022, Brock Purdy became the only quarterback in his first career start to beat a team led by Tom Brady, when the 49ers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35–7.