The 49ers have new faces joining the offense in 2026, but will it really matter with how good Brock Purdy has been at the helm since taking over the starting role? Ian Hartitz breaks down what to expect from Purdy as part of his 2026 San Francisco 49ers team preview.

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Is Brock Purdy One Of The Best Values In 2026 Fantasy Football?

• QB1: Brock Purdy (QB9 in our consensus fantasy football rankings)
• QB2: Mac Jones

At some point, the world needs to accept the fact that Mr. Irrelevant puts up numbers on par with the league's best QBs. The No. 1 QB in the Super Bowl era in yards per attempt, passer rating and passing success rate, those who want to call Purdy a system QB are wrong. But even if they were right, who cares when the system is literally producing one of the most efficient passing games ever?

Accordingly, the fantasy returns have been pretty nice over the years:

• 2022 (after taking over in Week 13): 18.1 fantasy points per game (QB11)
• 2023: 18.7 (QB7)
• 2024: 18.1 (QB13)
• 2025: 20.4 (QB4)

Reminder: Purdy averaged a whopping 23.5 fantasy points per game (QB2!) upon returning from injury in Week 11 to finish the fantasy season STRONG—and that was without longtime key pieces like Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams in the fold. Expecting the offensive environment to return to 2023 heights is probably wishful thinking, but it's reasonable to think the additions of Mike Evans, Christian Kirk and No. 33 overall pick De'Zhaun Stribling elevate what Purdy was mostly dealing with last season.

2026 Fantasy Football Outlook For Brock Purdy

Even with the question marks at receiver, the team's other position groups figure to be strong enough to raise the tide of the rest of the offense. It's been quite some time since this offensive environment as a whole looked anything other than awesome.

Purdy is presently being priced far closer to his floor than ceiling and goes off the board after 44 WRs and 34 RBs are getting drafted. Yes, please.

Also note: Mac Jones started eight games in relief of Purdy last season and showed quite well for himself. Overall, Michael McCorkle tossed multiple touchdowns on five occasions and averaged a hefty 268.9 passing yards per game. That's really good—especially after considering how depleted his wide receiver and tight end rooms were for much of this stretch. The 49ers refrained from trading him this offseason, but Jones profiles as the latest former first-round pick due for another legit starting opportunity sooner rather than later. He's a priority bench stash in dynasty superflex leagues.

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