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San Francisco’s Brock Purdy went from “Mr. Irrelevant” out of Iowa State to becoming an NFL starter and leading his team to the cusp of a Super Bowl berth.
It all seemed unlikely when he was taken with the final pick in last April’s draft, but after injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, Purdy was summoned and answered the call admirably for the 49ers.