49ers Paul Salata Leaves Mr. Irrelevant Legacy for Brock Purdy

49ers Paul Salata Leaves Mr. Irrelevant Legacy for Brock Purdy
Brock Purdy poses with The Lowsman Trophy for Mr. Irrelevant, for being the final pick in the 2022 NFL draft, at The Cannery restaurant, in Newport Beach, Calif., on June 20, 2022. Nhat Hoang/The Epoch Times
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Quarterback Brock Purdy was presented with the Lowsman Trophy in celebration of the 47th “Mr. Irrelevant” event dinner as the final pick of the NFL Draft, at The Cannery restaurant on Monday night.

Drafted in the seventh round as the 262nd pick by the San Francisco 49ers, Purdy comes from Iowa State, where he became a starter his freshman year in 2018 following his teammate Kyle Kempt’s injury.