Brock Purdy's best, most eye-popping stat is almost hard to believe
San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy has been the NFL's best in one key stat for three-straight years.
Never let anyone try to paint San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy as some kind of checkdown artist . One stat shows just how good he's been at pushing the ball down the field over the last three seasons. Football analytics guru Warren Sharp posted a mind-blowing stat that illustrates Purdy's prowess on throws 10-plus yards downfield.
According to Sharp, Purdy has led the NFL in completion rate on throws 10-plus yards down the field in each of the last three years. The numbers are limited to quarterbacks with at least 250 throws of 10-plus yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Purdy was first out of 31 such QBs in 2023.
The following year he led a field of 34 qualified signal callers. Last season he was first out of 32 qualified QBs. NFL leader in completion rate on passes 10+ yards downfield: 2025 leader: Brock Purdy (#1 of 32 QBs) 2024 leader: Brock Purdy (#1 of 34 QBs) 2023 leader: Brock Purdy (#1 of 31 QBs) (min 250 passes thrown on season) ā Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 10, 2026 Perhaps the most impressive part of Purdy's completion rate on downfield throws is how efficient he has been in the deep part of the field, which is defined as 20-plus yards beyond the line of scrimmage.
Part of the reason he led the NFL in completion rate on throws 10-plus yards downfield is because of his ridiculous 52. 9 percent completion rate on deep throws. He was top-10 in 2024 with a very strong 42.