Top Brock Purdy Rookie Cards to Collect
Mr. Irrelevant no more, the Brock Purdy rookie cards are picking up steam as the young quarterback leads the way for the San Francisco 49ers.
As many collectors know, the playful nickname is based on being the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. This moniker and his early success have also resulted in comparisons to another Mr. Irrelevant from 2000 (Tom Brady). While Purdy still has a very long way to go to live up to that, it shows how much of an impact he has already made in his early career.
The third-string QB for the 49ers at the start of the 2022 season, it was not likely that he would even see the field in his first year. However, injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo gave him a chance and he's proven to be quite impressive so far despite his own injury setback to end his rookie season.
While the overall selection of Brock Purdy rookie cards is much smaller than other top quarterbacks from the 2022 NFL rookie class, he is featured in most of the 2022 football products from the end of the collecting season.
Collectors have multiple Brock Purdy rookie cards to grab and several highlights across all budgets can be seen below.
There are also official Iowa State collegiate cards from Panini, with a few being on-card autographs, along with several unlicensed prospect options to check out.
Top Brock Purdy Rookie Cards Base
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2022 Donruss Optic Rated Rookie Brock Purdy RC #277
Chromium is still king and one of the favorites is Purdy's 2022 Donruss Optic Football card. The well-known Rated Rookie line is treated to various parallels that amp up the pricing and rarity.
If you really want to go big, his Downtown card is a top insert.
2022 Panini Black Brock Purdy RC #200
Unfortunately, practice uniforms are a staple of the early Brock Purdy rookie cards, including his 2022 Panini Black NFL edition. This parallel lineup is much more limited, featuring only seven options and print runs of 75 copies or less.
2022 Panini Certified Brock Purdy RC #181 (#/399)
Coming in at just 399 copies, 2022 Certified Football supplies one of the better designs among the initial NFL options. In addition to the limited base card, Purdy has 1,200+ more base copies via parallels.
2022 Panini Flawless Brock Purdy RC #96 Ruby Gem (#/20)
If rarity and prestige are the main preference, look no further than 2022 Flawless Football. The base rookie has just 20 copies and the Ruby coloring matches well with the 49ers colors. The super-premium product also offers several on-card autographs for Purdy.
2022 Panini Mosaic Brock Purdy RC #367
An early favorite is the Brock Purdy rookie card in 2022 Mosaic NFL. As usual, the chromium set offers multiple Mosaic parallels. There is also a short-printed Silver Prizm version, which is shown below. In an odd bit of image editing, Panini decided to remove one of his feet.
2022 Panini Prizm Brock Purdy RC #353
However, the key chromium option for many is Prizm NFL. This 2022 Prizm Football card is still quite affordable at the base level, with spikes in values for high grades and the various Prizms parallels.
2022 Panini Select Brock Purdy RC #213 (Club Level) / #493 (Field Level)
Yet another option that relies on Panini's Optichrome technology, 2022 Panini Select Football provides two Brock Purdy rookies cards in the tiered base set.
His Club Level #213 card is the most common and features the most parallels, such as the Silver Prizm shown.
The short-printed Field Level #493 is the tougher card to pull with a much smaller rainbow.
2022 Panini Spectra Brock Purdy RC #198
Although not numbered, the base 2022 Spectra Football rookie for Purdy can be tough to track down, as well. All parallels are numbered except for the Silver Prizm parallel.
Top Brock Purdy Rookie Cards Autographs
Naturally, the Brock Purdy rookie autographs are another important option for collectors.
2022 Donruss Elite Turn of the Century Autographs Brock Purdy #TC-70 (#/99)
Limited to 99 copies or less, 2022 Donruss Elite NFL has Turn of the Century autographs for Purdy, including several parallels.
2022 Donruss Optic Rated Rookie Autographs Brock Purdy #277 (#/150)
Issued as a redemption, 2022 Donruss Optic Football taps into the Rated Rookie appeal with a sticker autograph limited to 150 copies and a few parallels.
2022 Panini Black Rookie Autographs Brock Purdy #200 (#/199)
He's also in the Rookie Autographs set for 2022 Panini Black Football. With 199 copies at the main tier, this is his most plentiful numbered autograph from the first few NFL releases.
2022 Panini Certified Rookie Signatures Brock Purdy #RS-BP Autograph (#/149)
Another serial-numbered autograph appears in 2022 Certified NFL. These have 149 copies with several Mirror parallels.
2022 Panini Contenders Rookie Ticket Brock Purdy RC #263 Autograph
The famed Rookie Ticket line in 2022 Contender Football supplies another key Brock Purdy rookie card. Because he was late to the rookie scene, the card has a sticker autograph instead of the standard on-card editions usually found for top names.
2022 Panini Contenders Optic Rookie Ticket Brock Purdy RC #148
Similarly, the 2022 Contender Optic NFL card displays a sticker autograph, but prices are still strong for the Optichrome release.
There is also an unsigned base Rookie Ticket (#68).
2022 Panini Encased Brock Purdy Autographs
2022 Encased Football is one of the few sets to supply on-card rookie autographs for Purdy and all carry limited print runs. Look for his Rookie Dual Swatch Signatures (#/50) and Rookie Notable Signatures (#/25) cards.
2022 Panini Flawless Brock Purdy Autographs
The pricey 2022 Flawless Football also boasts on-card content for Purdy, including Rookie Cleat Autographs (#/5), Rookie Debut Signatures (#/25), Rookie Frame Signatures (#/25), Rookie Gems Signatures (#/20), Rookie Patch Autographs (#/25), Rookie Dual Patch Autographs (#/25), Rookie Shadow Signatures (#/20), Rookie Spike Autographs (#/2), Shield Signatures (#1/1), Signature Gloves (#/20), and Symbolic Signatures (#/2).
2022 Panini Illusions Rookie Signs Brock Purdy #RS-BP Autograph (#/199)
While he didn't make the cut for the 2022 Illusions Football base set, Brock Purdy does have an autograph card in the Rookie Signs insert. The main version features 199 copies.
2022 Panini Mosaic Brock Purdy Autographs
Available in both the Rookie Autographs Mosaic and Scripts Mosaic sets, fans have two signed cards to chase in 2022 Mosaic NFL. While neither base edition is numbered, there are limited parallels.
2022 Panini National Treasures Brock Purdy #200 RC Autograph Patch (#/99)
Getting to arguably the best Brock Purdy rookie card (if price is not an issue), 2022 National Treasures has everything collectors expect in a high-end rookie. Limited to 99 and hard-signed, this RPA is hard to beat.
The 1st Off the Line (FOTL) boxes also have a rare Stars & Stripes variation of the card that is limited to 25 copies.
2022 Panini Prizm Autographs Brock Purdy #353
Those wanting more shiny autographs have the sticker signature in 2022 Prizm Football.
2022 Panini Spectra Rookie Autographs Brock Purdy #40 (#/99)
2022 Spectra Football is another place to find a Brock Purdy rookie autograph capped at 99 copies. One huge plus is that this is the first NFL autograph to show him in his 49ers uniform rather than a practice uniform.
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