Roughly eight months ago, Purdy was the last pick of the draft. Now he's tasked with leading a 49ers team with Super Bowl aspirations.
"He doesn't have to change much," coach Kyle Shanahan said. "He had to prepare a ton. It's real hard to do that week in and week out ... I couldn't imagine studying all week for a test and then not being allowed to take the test. Do it a few weeks in a row and some guys eventually roll the dice and they're like, 'all right, it's not happening' and then the first quarter it happens and then they can't handle it.
When Purdy returned four weeks into the season, Jones planned to ease him in as part of a rotation. Purdy, nowhere near back to full strength, went in on the second series against O'Connor High and never exited, going 25-of-28 for 361 yards and five touchdown passes while running for another 45 yards on 10 carries.
During the spring football period prior to his senior season, Purdy joined his fellow seniors and coaches on a retreat to play paintball. In a battle of seniors versus coaches, Purdy found what seemed to be a good hiding spot behind a cactus. Purdy averaged 314.6 passing yards and 72.6 rushing yards per game to go with 67 total passing and rushing touchdowns, leading Perry to within eight points of a state title.
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