Brock Purdy and Chubba Purdy: How both QB brothers' careers brought them to the Bay Area

Crissy Froyd

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Brock Purdy may be one of the most underrated and under-respected quarterbacks in NFL. After being selected by the 49ers with the very last selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, Purdy once again finds himself competing for a spot in the Super Bowl.

But he's not the only Purdy taking the field in the Bay Area. While Brock Purdy will continue to suit up in San Francisco, his brother will also join him not so far away at San José State University.

The younger Purdy announced his pledge to the Spartans after most recently taking the field for the Cornhuskers.

Here's a look into everything to know about the San Jose State signal caller.

**Note: Chubba Purdy later de-committed from SJSU, announcing his transfer to Nevada instead on Jan. 22, 2024.

Who is Chubba Purdy?

Chubba Purdy is the younger brother of Brock Purdy. Chubba recently transferred to San Jose State. Originally a four-star recruit from Gilbert (AZ) Perry, he spent the first two seasons of his career at Florida State and the past two years at Nebraska. 

During his high school career, Purdy sat behind his older brother for two seasons before taking over as the starter. In his junior season, Chubba threw for 3,425 yards and 36 touchdowns, adding 1,152 rushing yards and 23 rushing touchdowns.

It was a fantastic season for Perry. Purdy lead the team to an 11–3 record and a 6A state championship game appearance. His senior season was even better, as he was named Arizona Offensive Player of the Year, recording 4,423 total yards from the line of scrimmage with 52 total touchdowns.

That year, Perry made it to the quarterfinals of the 6A state playoffs, but lost 70-63 to Desert Vista.

At FSU, he appeared in four games and made one start, throwing for 317 yards with 4 touchdowns and 1 interception. He faced adversity early on as a freshman in 2020, suffering a collarbone injury that required surgery.

At Nebraska, Purdy saw a bit more action, appearing in 12 games with four starts.

He threw for 529 yards with 2 touchdowns and 6 interceptions for the Cornhuskers, also using his legs to record 353 rushing yards with 3 rushing touchdowns. 

Chubba Purdy stats

Purdy enters the fifth season his collegiate career at his third destination. Here's a look into how he's performed statistically at this point in his career.

In total, Purdy has completed 52.1% of his passes for 846 yards with 6 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.

Year Team Comp Att Yards TD INT
2020 FSU 27 53 219 2 1
2021 FSU 5 5 98 2 0
2022 Nebraska 22 47 147 0 3
2023 Nebraska 31 57 382 2 3

 

Crissy Froyd

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Crissy Froyd is a content producer at The Sporting News covering college football, the NFL and other sports. A graduate of LSU in 2021, she has nine years' experience writing about football across all levels, specializing in quarterback analysis and the NFL Draft. Her work previously appeared in USA Today, Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports, among other outlets.