{"product_id":"graded-2022-leaf-weekly-web-exclusive-brock-purdy-pb5-1989-pro-set-xrc-rookie-rc-football-card-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2022 Leaf Weekly Web Exclusive Brock Purdy #PB5 1989 Pro Set XRC Rookie RC Football Card PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏈 \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 2022 Leaf Weekly Web Exclusive Brock Purdy #PB5 1989 Pro Set XRC Rookie RC Football Card PSA 10 GEM MINT – The PSA 10 GEM MINT Graded 2022 Leaf Weekly Web Exclusive Brock Purdy #PB5 Extended Rookie Card Presented in the Throwback 1989 Pro Set Design Tribute Format, for the San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Who Defied Every Draft-Class Expectation from the Moment He Was Selected 262nd and Last Overall as “Mr. Irrelevant”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 262nd. Last. Mr. Irrelevant. The ceremonial final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, a tradition that has existed since 1976 as an acknowledgment of the player selected at the very end of the professional football selection process – a player whose draft position, by definition, carries the least professional investment of any player in the entire class. The San Francisco 49ers selected Brock Purdy 262nd overall on April 30, 2022. Within six months, he was starting at quarterback in the NFL. 🏈\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 Purdy was born December 27, 2000, in Gilbert, Arizona, and played college football at Iowa State – where he became the most prolific passer in Cyclones history across four seasons, setting program records and earning recognition as one of the most productive quarterbacks in the Big 12. The NFL draft process evaluated him and placed him at the end of a 262-player class. The 49ers took him as their emergency third-string quarterback with the last pick of the draft, expecting him to develop on the practice squad and provide depth that would almost certainly never be called upon. The best-laid plans. 🏆\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 In Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season, Trey Lance had already gone down with a season-ending injury. Jimmy Garoppolo broke his foot against the Miami Dolphins. Purdy came off the bench and won the game. He then started eight consecutive games, winning all of them, leading the 49ers to an NFC West division title, and carrying San Francisco all the way to the NFC Championship Game before suffering his own injury. The story of a player who went from the last pick of the draft to a playoff starting quarterback in the same season became one of the most compelling narratives in professional football. 🏈\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 The 2022 Leaf Weekly Web Exclusive product captures Purdy before the draft, in the moment when he was still a college football prospect and the NFL's evaluation system had not yet placed him where his performance would ultimately put him. The 1989 Pro Set design tribute pays homage to one of football cardboard's most distinctive early-era sets – the 1989 Pro Set was among the first mass-distributed NFL licensed sets, a piece of football card history that collector audiences recognize immediately. The XRC (Extended Rookie Card) format means this is a pre-draft prospect card, captured in the final weeks before Purdy entered the professional game. PSA 10 GEM MINT is the highest grade the grading scale offers. 🏈\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 Brock Purdy. San Francisco 49ers. Quarterback. Gilbert, Arizona. Iowa State University. 2022 NFL Draft, 262nd Overall Pick (“Mr. Irrelevant”). 2022 NFC Championship. 2023 Super Bowl LVIII. 2022 Leaf Weekly Web Exclusive #PB5. 1989 Pro Set XRC Design. PSA 10 GEM MINT. Collectible Trading Cards. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏈 Graded 2022 Leaf Weekly Web Exclusive Brock Purdy #PB5 1989 Pro Set XRC Rookie RC Football Card PSA 10 GEM MINT. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039715274984,"sku":"2022-LEAF-BP-PB5-1989SET-PSA-10","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2022-leaf-weekly-web-exclusive-brock-purdy-pb5-1989-pro-set-xrc-rookie-rc-853.webp?v=1770790927","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2022-leaf-weekly-web-exclusive-brock-purdy-pb5-1989-pro-set-xrc-rookie-rc-football-card-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}