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Preston "Chubba" Purdy (born July 30, 2001) is an
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quarterback The quarterback (QB) is a position in gridiron football who are members of the offensive side of the ball and mostly line up directly behind the Lineman (football), offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually consider ...
. He originally committed to and played for
Florida State Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
before transferring to Nebraska and eventually the
University of Nevada The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded ...
. He is the younger brother of
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...
quarterback
Brock Purdy Brock Purdy (born December 27, 1999) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones football, Iowa St ...
.


Early life and high school

Purdy was born on July 30, 2001, in
Queen Creek, Arizona Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa and Pinal counties, Arizona, United States. The population was 59,519 at the 2020 census, and is at a population of 83,700 as of 2024. It is a suburb of Phoenix, located in the far southeast area of the P ...
. He attended and played
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
for Perry High School in
Gilbert, Arizona Gilbert is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Located southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Gilbert is home to 288,128 residents. It is the fifth-most populous municipality in Arizona and is considered a suburb of Phoenix. I ...
. In his two years as a starter, he accounted for 9,000 yards and 111 touchdowns. In Purdy's first two seasons, he sat behind his older brother Brock. As a junior, he threw for 3,425 yards and 36 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,152 yards and 23 rushing touchdowns. He led Perry to an 11–3 record and a 6A state championship game appearance which ended in a 65–28 loss against Chandler. As a senior in 2019, Purdy tallied 4,423 yards of total offense and 52 touchdowns. He was named as the Arizona Offensive Player of the Year. He helped lead Perry to the quarterfinals of the 6A state playoffs. The team would lose to Desert Vista 70–63.


College career


Florida State

On June 21, 2019, Purdy committed to play
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for
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but on December 18, 2019, he flipped his commitment to
Florida State Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
. As a true freshman in 2020, Purdy appeared in three games and started once. He finished the season 27 of 53 for 219 yards and two touchdowns. He also added 57 yards rushing on nineteen attempts. He became just the fifth true freshman in Florida State history to start at quarterback. He made his college debut against Louisville, he gained eight yards on two carries. He made his first collegiate start against
NC State North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina sy ...
, he went fifteen of 23 for 181 yards and two touchdowns while also adding 54 rushing yards on twelve attempts before being pulled in the second quarter for fellow freshman Tate Rodemaker. He threw his first career touchdown pass on a 69-yard throw to
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. He also appeared against
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after starter
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left the game at halftime due to injury and after backup
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struggled, he finished the game twelve of 21 for 38 yards. Purdy's 2020 season officially ended less than a week after he made his first career start, after undergoing surgery for his
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. As a
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freshman in 2021, Purdy's only appearance was in the team's 59–3 win against
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. He completed all five of his pass attempts for 98 yards and a career-high-tying two touchdown passes. On November 3, 2021, he entered the transfer portal.


Nebraska

On January 17, 2022, Purdy transferred to
Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
. He made his debut for Nebraska against No. 6
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. He led the team to one of its two touchdown drives as he went seven of eleven for 35 yards while also rushing five times for 29 yards, including an eight-yard score. He also played sparingly against
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
and
Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...
before playing the entire second half against No. 17
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
. Against Illinois he completed three of eight passes for fifteen yards while injured. He made his first career start against
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while starter
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dealt with injury. In the first quarter he would account for 65 total yards of offense and a rushing touchdown for a 10-point first quarter. Purdy would start for the second consecutive week against No. 3
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, finishing the game as the team's leading passer and runner despite being knocked out of the game with a season-ending ankle injury that required surgery. Purdy entered the 2023 season third on Nebraska's quarterback depth chart behind Heinrich Haarberg and recent transfer
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. Purdy was named the starter for Week 12 against Wisconsin after Haarberg sustained an ankle injury. Although Nebraska ultimately lost to Wisconsin 24–17 in overtime, Nebraska head coach
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told media he "thought Chubba played really well." On December 20, 2023, Purdy announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.


Nevada

On January 15, 2024, Purdy announced that he would transfer to
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. However, San Jose State football coach
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was hired by Arizona the next day and on January 22 Purdy announced that he would instead be committing to play football at
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
. On December 4, 2024, Purdy announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time. However, almost one week later on December 10, he announced that he would return to Nevada for the 2025 season and would withdraw from the transfer portal.


Statistics


Personal life

Purdy is the son of Shawn and Carrie Purdy. His older brother,
Brock Purdy Brock Purdy (born December 27, 1999) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones football, Iowa St ...
, played quarterback for
Iowa State Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State be ...
before being drafted as Mr. Irrelevant in the
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by the
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...
of the
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(NFL). His older sister, Whittney, played
softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...
for Southeastern. Purdy's father, Shawn, played
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at the
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and in the
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.


References


External links


Nevada Wolf Pack bio

Florida State Seminoles bio

Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Purdy, Chubba 2001 births Living people American football quarterbacks Florida State Seminoles football players Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Nevada Wolf Pack football players Players of American football from Gilbert, Arizona