Despite the fact that Brock Purdy nearly led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl title and was a top-five finisher for MVP last season, some around the NFL still have some pretty clear doubts. ESPN dropped its annual ranking of the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL on Monday, compiled by polling nearly 80 NFL executives, coaches and scouts. Purdy did not crack the top 10, ending up as the first of six quarterbacks listed in the “honorable mentions” section.
In the short snippet about Purdy, one anonymous NFC executive noted just how hard it was to "keep him out of the top 10.