Brock Purdy would be the first Mr. Beside the point — the final participant decided on within the NFL draft — to start out at quarterback in a Tremendous Bowl.

However the San Francisco 49ers second-year QB is a long way from the primary lengthy shot to lead his crew to the large recreation.

Right here’s a take a look at any other unheralded quarterbacks to start out within the Tremendous Bowl.

Brad Johnson

Whilst nobody else has long past from the general pick out within the draft to beneath middle within the Tremendous Bowl, Purdy isn’t the lowest-drafted participant drafted to do it.

That honor belongs to Brad Johnson, who was once taken 227th total through the Minnesota Vikings in 1992 when the draft was once 12 rounds as a substitute of the present seven.

The ninth-round pick out spent 5 years with the Vikings prior to transferring directly to Washington after which Tampa Bay, the place he led the Buccaneers to the Tremendous Bowl in 2003 when the Bucs pounded the Raiders.

Kurt Warner

Without equal soccer underdog tale, Warner went from undrafted out of Northern Iowa to stops within the Area Soccer League and NFL Europe, in addition to operating as a clerk in a grocery retailer to helming one of the crucial dominant offenses in NFL historical past with the St. Louis Rams as a part of The Biggest Display on Turf.

Warner changed into the one undrafted participant in historical past to win Tremendous Bowl MVP and NFL MVP.

In 1999, he took over for the injured Trent Inexperienced within the preseason and was once dominant all over the 12 months, main the Rams to a Tremendous Bowl win over the Tennessee Titans.

Jake Delhomme

Like Warner, Delhomme was once additionally undrafted out of faculty and was once restricted to spots on observe squads with the New Orleans Saints and motion in NFL Europe prior to breaking via with the Carolina Panthers in 2003.

That season, Delhomme and Carolina reached the Tremendous Bowl, the place Delhomme performed smartly, however the Panthers got here up brief in opposition to the New England Patriots due to a game-winning box purpose through Adam Vinatieri.

Tom Brady

Talking of the Patriots, prior to Tom Brady changed into the best quarterback of all time, he was once a sixth-round pick out (199th total) out of Michigan and was once at the bench for just about his whole rookie season.

It wasn’t till his moment 12 months, when Drew Bledsoe was once knocked out through Jets linebacker Mo Lewis all through the second one recreation of the season, that Brady changed into the starter.

The remaining is historical past — and Brady’s historical past started to create his legacy that season with a win over the St. Louis Rams in 2002.

Mark Rypien

The previous Washington Redskins’ QB was once drafted within the 6th around (146th total) in 1986 after which spent maximum of his first two years on injured reserve.

Rypien changed into the full-time starter in 1989, changing Doug Williams, and guided Washington to a Tremendous Bowl win over the Buffalo Expenses in 1992, when he was once additionally named Tremendous Bowl MVP.

Jeff Hostetler

Hostetler began simply two video games in his first 4 seasons with the Giants prior to Phil Simms went down for the season in Week 14 in 1986.

Hostetler and the Giants went directly to win their moment Tremendous Bowl identify, pulling off an enormous dissatisfied of the Expenses.

David Woodley

Decided on through the Miami Dolphins within the 8th around (214th total) of the 1980 draft, Woodley was once in his 0.33 season when Miami reached the Tremendous Bowl and misplaced to Washington in 1983.

Doug Williams

The previous first-round pick out of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers performed within the USFL prior to returning to the NFL with Washington Redskins in 1986.

Williams began simply two video games within the 1987 common season, however was once named the starter, over Jay Schroeder, through Joe Gibbs within the playoffs.

Williams was once named Tremendous Bowl MVP after throwing for a then-Tremendous Bowl document 331 yards.

Nick Foles

The previous third-round pick out through the Eagles in 2012 returned to Philadelphia in 2017 and took over for the injured Carson Wentz all through the season.

Foles was once named Tremendous Bowl MVP after the Eagles’ win over New England.

Matt Hasselbeck

The previous Boston School QB went from being a sixth-round pick out through the Inexperienced Bay Packers in 1998 to the Tremendous Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2006, the place they misplaced to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Rex Grossman

Chicago’s first-round pick out in 2003, Grossman didn’t get started as a rookie after which overlooked many of the subsequent two years with accidents.

In 2006, his handiest season as a full-time starter, Grossman were given the Bears to the Tremendous Bowl — regardless of throwing 20 interceptions within the common season.

Chicago misplaced to the Indianapolis Colts within the Tremendous Bowl.

Chris Chandler

Chandler was once on his 6th crew when he and the Atlanta Falcons reached the Tremendous Bowl in 1999, the place they misplaced to the Denver Broncos.