Purdy completed 15 of his 27 pass attempts for 297 yards and 4 TDs without throwing an INT in the 49ers win over the Cardinals. He also added 34 rushing yards on 2 carries on his way to a QB1 overall ranked Week 3 pending Sunday- and Monday Night Football.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact: QB1 Run Faces Resistance
Purdy is off to a highly productive start, becoming one of just two QBs to rank as a QB1 in each of the first three weeks this season.
A huge reason is Purdy's passing TD rate. He led all QBs in that metric last season and is leading again this season. His 10.8% mark through the first three weeks would be a career high.
Purdy is also averaging 5.1 rushing points per game, which would surpass the 4.2 career-high mark he set the year before last.
It is a tougher stretch of matchups over the next two weeks with the Broncos and Seahawks, who both ranked among the top 10 defenses in fewest points allowed to QBs last season.
Purdy’s high-end QB1 production is likely to take a hit over that stretch, especially if Mike Evans were to miss time.
