
How quickly did 31 QBs earn Purdy’s $870K?
Brock Purdy has gone from the 262nd and final pick of the 2022 NFL draft to No. 1 quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers to a starter in Super Bowl LVIII.
The 49ers have a record of 17-4 (21-5 including playoffs) since he took over the starting quarterback job in Week 14 last season, and he ranked first in the NFL with a QBR of 72.7 during the regular season. Purdy is arguably the NFL's best value -- at $870,000, his 2023 total cash compensation (salary plus bonuses) was tied for last among Week 1 QB starters.
How many game minutes did 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 the likely 2023 MVP can boast getting a deal worth $52 million per year.


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
Cousins has made $231 million in his career, and 99% has been guaranteed -- and more could be on the way for the free agent-to-be. 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 wasn't changing his mindset. "It's still year by year," Smith said at the time. "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 just completed 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 (later dealt to the Vikings) 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