How quickly do 31 QBs earn Purdy’s $870K?
Brock Purdy has gone from the 262nd and final pick of the 2022 NFL draft to entrenched starter for the San Francisco 49ers.
The 49ers have a regular-season record of 10-1 since he took over the starting quarterback job in Week 14 last season, and he ranks first in the NFL with a QBR of 77.6 heading into Monday's matchup with the Minnesota Vikings (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC). Purdy is arguably the NFL's best value -- at $870,000, his 2023 total cash compensation (salary plus bonuses) is tied for last among Week 1 QB starters.
How many game minutes does it take for the 31 other starting QBs with the majority of Week 1 snaps (so Aaron Rodgers and Kyler Murray are not included) to match Purdy's earnings? Find out below.
QBS THAT MATCH PURDY'S MONEY IN
LESS THAN 1 GAME
Lamar Jackson
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$80M
'18 Pick
32
Career $
$112.8M
Free agent
2028
Jackson didn't get the fully guaranteed deal he sought in April, but he can boast getting a deal worth $52 million per year despite not having an agent.
Patrick Mahomes
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$59.4M
'17 Pick
10
Career $
$136.3M
Free agent
2032
The Chiefs and Mahomes restructured his agreement, giving him $210.6 million between 2023 and 2026, the most money in NFL history over a four-season span.
Daniel Jones
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$46M
'19 Pick
6
Career $
$72.1M
Free agent
2027
Deshaun Watson
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$46M
'17 Pick
12
Career $
$142.8M
Free agent
2027
Fully guaranteed deals -- like Watson's five-year, $230 million contract -- remain rare in the NFL.
Joe Burrow
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$45.5M
'20 Pick
1
Career $
$76.2M
Free agent
2030
After signing Burrow to a five-year, $275 million extension, can the Bengals keep other stars, such as receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins?
Dak Prescott
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$31M
'16 Pick
135
Career $
$162.3M
Free agent
2025
Prescott has a $59.45 million salary cap figure for 2024. While the Cowboys have expressed a desire to extend his contract, they traded in August for QB Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick in 2021.
Derek Carr
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$30M
'14 Pick
36
Career $
$165.7M
Free agent
2027
Kirk Cousins
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$30M
'12 Pick
102
Career $
$231.7M
Free agent
2024
Including this season, Cousins will have made in his career $231 million, and 99% has been guaranteed -- and more could be on the way. The Vikings cannot use their franchise tag on him in 2024.
Josh Allen
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$28M
'18 Pick
7
Career $
$113.1M
Free agent
2029
Russell Wilson
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$28M
'12 Pick
75
Career $
$266.4M
Free agent
2029
Geno Smith
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$27.5M
'13 Pick
39
Career $
$44.9M
Free agent
2026
After signing a three-year contract in May that could be worth up to $105 million, Smith said he isn't changing his mindset. "It's still year by year," Smith said. "I've got to look at it like that."
Matthew Stafford
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$27.5M
'09 Pick
1
Career $
$328.3M
Free agent
2027
Ryan Tannehill
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$27M
'12 Pick
8
Career $
$196M
Free agent
2024
Tannehill is in the final season of a four-year, $118 million contract he signed with Tennessee in 2020.
Jared Goff
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$26M
'16 Pick
1
Career $
$161M
Free agent
2025
Bryce Young
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$25.4M
'23 Pick
1
Career $
$25.4M
Free agent
2028
Jimmy Garoppolo
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$24.3M
'14 Pick
62
Career $
$149.6M
Free agent
2026
Jalen Hurts
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$24.3M
'20 Pick
53
Career $
$28.9M
Free agent
2029
In April, Hurts signed a $255 million, five-year contract extension with $179.3 million guaranteed. The $51 million average annual value is among the largest in league history.
C.J. Stroud
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$24.1M
'23 Pick
2
Career $
$24.1M
Free agent
2028
Anthony Richardson
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$22.5M
'23 Pick
4
Career $
$22.5M
Free agent
2028
Justin Herbert
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$17.1M
'20 Pick
6
Career $
$39.6M
Free agent
2030
Herbert's five-year, $262.5 million contract extension signed just before training camp made him among the highest-paid players in NFL history.
QBS THAT MATCH PURDY'S MONEY IN
1-10 games
Jordan Love
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$9.8M
'20 Pick
26
Career $
$19.9M
Free agent
2025
Instead of picking up Love's fifth-year option, the Packers tacked on another season with a one-year, $22.5 million extension through the 2024 season.
Tua Tagovailoa
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$4.7M
'20 Pick
5
Career $
$30.3M
Free agent
2025
Tagovailoa hopes to join fellow 2020 draftees Hurts, Burrow and Herbert with a big extension. The Dolphins picked up his fifth-year option worth $23.4 million in March.
Trevor Lawrence
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$4M
'21 Pick
1
Career $
$31.1M
Free agent
2026
Baker Mayfield
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$4M
'18 Pick
1
Career $
$52.4M
Free agent
2024
Zach Wilson
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$3.9M
'21 Pick
2
Career $
$29.7M
Free agent
2026
Justin Fields
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$2.4M
'21 Pick
11
Career $
$15.6M
Free agent
2026
Mac Jones
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$2.1M
'21 Pick
15
Career $
$12.8M
Free agent
2026
Joshua Dobbs
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$1.5M
'17 Pick
135
Career $
$7.4M
Free agent
2024
The Cardinals started Dobbs with Kyler Murray still healing from a torn ACL. Murray's cap hit will skyrocket next season from $16 million to $51.8 million.
QBS THAT MATCH PURDY'S MONEY IN
more than 10 games
Kenny Pickett
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$1.3M
'22 Pick
20
Career $
$9.5M
Free agent
2027
Desmond Ridder
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$949K
'22 Pick
74
Career $
$2.7M
Free agent
2026
Sam Howell
QBR
0
'23 Total $
$870K
'22 Pick
144
Career $
$1.9M
Free agent
2026
How Purdy’s Value Stacks Up
Purdy hasn't just provided good value this season -- he led the 49ers to a 7-1 record in eight starts as a rookie in 2022. How much of a bargain was Purdy's 2022 contract when compared to others over the past decade? We ranked all Week 1 starters since 2013 with at least eight starts (in the regular season or postseason) by winning percentage. Then we calculated the difference of each quarterback's yearly earnings versus that season's highest-paid quarterback. Not surprisingly, Purdy provided tremendous value.
