How PFF graded Purdy, 49ers stars in in 2023 regular season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers claimed the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed and their 2023 NFL regular-season PFF grades are an indicator as to why.
Plenty of stars, from quarterback Brock Purdy to running back Christian McCaffrey, among others, hit historic marks throughout the season and played pivotal roles in San Francisco’s success.
With the regular season officially over, here’s how the 49ers’ star players graded out in the regular season.
QB Brock Purdy – 88.4
Purdy showed how comfortable he could be on the field after a full offseason under coach Kyle Shanahan and his statistics were impressive, to say the least. The quarterback’s 9.64 yards per pass attempt led the league and is the highest for any qualifying quarterback since St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner posted 9.9 yards per attempt in 2000.
Purdy also led the league with a 113.0 passer rating which is the highest of any 49ers quarterback since Steve Young’s 112.8 passer rating in 1994.
According to PFF, Purdy’s 80.2 percent completion percentage and his 143.2 passer rating when using play-action were tops in the league. Purdy’s completion rate on deep passes of 20 yards or more downfield was also the best in the league at 63.8 percent with the highest yards per attempt (20.3 yards) and 11 touchdown passes, tying Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence.
RB Christian McCaffrey – 90.6
McCaffrey showed how much he could do to propel the 49ers’ offense forward with a league-leading 1,459 rushing yards, which was 292 more yards than the second-leading rusher, the Tennessee Titans’ Derrick Henry (1,167). The All-Pro’s 929 yards after contact was second by only one yard to Henry who posted 930 yards after contact.
The Stanford product also forced 60 missed tackles, which ties Arizona Cardinals’ James Connor for second in the league. Jacksonville’s Travis Etienne fired the most missed tackles this season with 64.
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Publish date : 2024-01-09 00:42:33
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