Super Bowl quarterback Brock Purdy made $870,000 this season – 16 college football players made more via NIL

Purdy was the last pick in the 2022 NFL draft, and led the 49ers to the Super Bowl this season

Brock Purdy signed a four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers in 2022 that turned out to be one of the biggest bargains in the NFL.

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That makes Purdy a starting quarterback in the upcoming Super Bowl. He was third among all quarterbacks in the NFL this season in touchdowns thrown, with 31, and fifth in passing yardage, at 4,280.

But he will make just $870,000 in salary this season. His opponent in the Super Bowl, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, will make $44.5 million this season.

Even more surprising? Purdy’s contract pays him less than what 16 college football players made this season, according to On3’s proprietary NIL algorithm, which is based on NIL-deal data, performance, influence and exposure.