The 49ers appear to have landed a steal in the 2022 NFL Draft, given the way that Brock Purdy has played to begin his career.Purdy, who was Mr. Irrelevant in the 2022 draft, won his first start last week over the Buccaneers and has already established himself as .It didn't take much to do that, but it will take a lot more for him to be considered one of the best seventh-round quarterbacks in NFL history.It isn't easy to find great quarterbacks late in the NFL Draft. It can be done as everyone knows from the legend of Tom Brady being picked 199th overall but hitting home runs in that range is rare.In the seventh round, teams are more likely to find a solid backup, if anything. If they're lucky,they might find someone who can win enough to start for a season.It's far too early to say which of these categories Purdy could fall into. That said, in looking at the history of the draft, there are a handful of examples of what the high-end outlook is for a seventh-round pa ser.Below are some of the best seventh-round quarterbacks since the modern draft era began in 1970.MORE: Ryan FitzpatrickFitzpatrick is easily the most productive seventh-round quarterback in NFL history. The Harvard product came into the league in 2005 as a Rams draft pick and appeared in 166
Matt Calvert Men Jersey games with 147 starts during his journeyman career. No other seventh-round quarterback has started more than 93 games.During his career, Fitzpatrickcompleted 60.7 percent of his pa ses for34,990 yards, 223 touchdowns and 169 interceptions. He started at least one game for nine different NFL teams over his 17-season career, and while he posted a 59-87-1 record as a starter, his teams were routinely competitive, and he had a 10-6 season with the Jets in 2015.Fitzpatrick holds the distinction of being the most recent Ivy League quarterback to be selected into the NFL. He is known not only for his intelligence, but also his gunslinger mentality and longevity, which allowed him to play into
Matt Calvert Kids Jersey his age-39 season. Matt Ca selFun fact: Ca sel never started a game in college. He went to USC and backed up Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart during his four years there. He completed 20 of 33 pa ses for 192 yards and an interception during his collegiate career.Still, Ca sel showed enough during the pre-draft proce s that the Patriots spent a seventh-round pick on him. He became Tom Brady's backup and took off in 2008, when he replaced Brady after the star tore his ACL in Week 1. Ca sel's Week 2 start was his first since his senior year of high school in 2000. He led the Patriots to a win in that game and a 10-5 record in 15 starts during the season.From there, Ca sel was traded to the Chiefs, where he served as a starter for the better part of five years. He had a 10-6 season in Kansas City but was eventually replaced by Alex Smith. After that, he bounced around the league as a backup until his retirement following the 2018 season.Ca sel played 14 NFL seasons in total and had a 36-45 record in 81 starts. The pro-style pocket pa ser completed 58.8 percent of his pa ses for 17,508 yards, 104 touchdowns and 82 interceptions and played for seven different teams.Gus FrerotteFrerotte wasn't particularly accurate during his time in the NFL. He had a career 54.7 completion percentage and exceeded 60 percent just once during his 15 seasons.However, Frerotte was known for his toughne s. He found a way to compete in the NFL and recorded three seasons with at least eight wins as a starter, with three different teams. He made the 1996 Pro Bowl with Washington after leading the team to a 9-7 record and completing 57.4 percent of his pa ses for 3,453 yards, 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.Frerotte played for seven different teams and made 93 starts during his career, second-most by a seventh-round pick behind only Fitzpatrick. Given Frerotte's longevity and his latter-year succe s as a fill-in starter with Miami and Minnesota,
Sam Vigneault Women Jersey it's hard to argue against him as one of the best seventh-round quarterbacks ever.MORE:Matt FlynnFlynn probably has the best single game recorded by a seventh-round quarterback. He threw for 480 yards, six touchdowns and one interception for the Packers in his second career start, which came in Week 17 of his fourth season against the Lions.Flynn was a coveted free agent after that outing and signed with the Seahawks, where he was famously beaten out for a starting job by Ru sell Wilson. He continued to be a backup for the remainder of his career and made just seven starts, all of which came with Green Bay.The LSU product completed 61.3 percent of his pa ses for 2,541 yards, 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 53 games. He had a 3-4 record as a starter.While Flynn's numbers aren't overly impre sive, he will always have a place in history for his performance against the Lions. (Getty Images) Trevor SiemianSiemian has been solid after being selected in the 2015 draft, but like Flynn, he makes this list largely because he has some history tied to his name.Peyton Manning retired following the 2015 season, and it was Siemian who was tapped to succeed the Hall of Fame quarterback. He
Sonny Milano Men Jersey kept the Broncos competitive during the 2016 season, logging an 8-6 record in 14 starts and completing 59.5 percent of his pa ses for 3,405 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.Siemian fizzled after that, but he remains in the NFL as a backup. He hasn't won a start since 2017, but he has a 13-17 record with a 58.9 completion percentage, 7,027 yards, 42 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. Teams could do worse than Siemian in the seventh round.Pat HadenHaden is one of the more interesting quarterbacks on this list. He began his career as a third-stringer with the Rams but eventually climbed to No. 1 due to injuries. The 5-11, 182-pounder played for winning teams with the Rams of the late '70s and early '80s, but he struggled greatly with turnovers thanks, in part, to his smaller-sized hands.Haden, who was selected by Los Angeles out of USC in the 1975 draft, had a 35-19-1 record with the Rams and was named a Pro Bowler in 1977 after posting an 8-2 record with 1,551 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions. That was one of just two seasons during which Haden had more touchdowns than interceptions.Overall, Haden threw for9,296 yards in 65 games (55 starts) but completed just 53.6 percent of his pa ses. He also had just 52 touchdowns to 60 career picks. He retired during his age-28 season because of injuries and went to the broadcast booth with CBS.MORE:Koy DetmerThe Eagles took a flier on Detmer in the 1997 draft in the hope that he might develop into a useful player. He never became a starter, but he was a valuable a set for Philadelphia as a backup for eight years.Detmer started just eight career games (3-5 record), completed 52 percent of his
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