Is Brock Purdy this year's favorite 'value' fantasy QB?
Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Josh Norris and Hayden Winks discuss how the 49ers quarterback survived a 2025 season full of injuries - and still finished as overall QB6 - and why this year's QB11 price is a bargain entering your drafts. Check out the full conversation on "Yahoo Fantasy Football with Josh and Hayden" - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
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Favorite actually value on the board, and maybe my ranking pushed him up here 'cause he's my quarterback nine but he's quarterback 11 for us, is Brock Purdy.
Um- All right.
He returned to the lineup in week 11, then he went on to complete 70.6% of his passes which was second best.
Averaged 7.5 yards per attempt, eighth best, and posted a 7.6 touchdown rate which was second best.
Was he throwing to anyone good?
No.
Anyone?
Uh- No did he have offensive line injuries in front of him?
Yep.
He also completed a league high 61% of his passes, 10 plus yards down the field, the second time he's led the league in that.
And over the past three years he's been quarterback eight, 12, and six in points per game, and you're able to get him as the quarterback 11 at worst, you know?
Yep.
Sometimes it's quarterback 13 in these other- Yep platforms too.
Yeah.
I mean, last year was like the gangster season for Brock Purdy because nothing was going his way, and he still was the quarterback six in fantasy points.
So that was like a s- a stamp for Brock Purdy.
He's an-- That's an awesome, awesome season that he had, and it co- it could get better this year.
I think the biggest difference between the two seasons is one is now everyone's another year older.
And last year's schedule was a complete joke.
This schedule's pretty difficult.
It was.
But, you know, that's why you go from quarterback six to quarterback 10 and no one complains, and we're onto the next one
