San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy finds himself in a precarious position that has fantasy football managers scrambling for answers. The young signal-caller is dealing with a nagging injury that has already cost him significant time on the field and threatens to derail both his season and your fantasy lineup.
With HC Kyle Shanahan labeling the situation as “week-to-week,” fantasy owners are left wondering whether to hold onto their investment or cut him entirely. What makes this situation particularly troubling for fantasy fans is the ripple effect throughout the entire 49ers offense.
Brock Purdy Injury Update
San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy missed Week 5’s game against the Los Angeles Rams due to his “minor” turf toe injury. He had returned to the starting lineup in Week 4, but then re-aggravated the injury.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan deemed Purdy’s injury “week-to-week,” which makes Mac Jones the team’s starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.
In his limited time (two games) this season, Purdy has completed 48 of his 73 pass attempts for 586 yards, four touchdowns, and four interceptions. He has also scrambled seven times for 30 total yards.
— PFSN Fantasy Football Analyst Dan Fornek
Purdy Fantasy Outlook
Purdy’s start to the season has been far from level, which might be undershooting it. Not only has a toe injury resulted in three DNPs during the first five weeks of the season, but he was the only QB to have two games with multiple touchdown passes and multiple interceptions in September despite missing half of San Francisco’s games over that stretch.
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That means he has three straight multi-INT games and has thrown the ball to the wrong team in each of his past five outings. I’m not a doctor, but a toe injury would seem to further limit his abilities as a runner. With the sporadic recent passing results, I’m not sure what you’re hanging your hat on if you go this direction.
The 49ers are walking a very thin line when it comes to the health of their playmakers, and that makes Purdy’s value even more unstable. I’m not against you keeping tabs on this passing game (three favorable matchups during the fantasy playoffs after the Week 14 bye), but in their current state, you shouldn’t be counting on much.
— PFSN Fantasy Football Analyst Kyle Soppe
