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Kittle explains how Purdy’s college failures helped the 49ers win.

The NFL playoff spotlight is often too bright for young quarterbacks still gaining a foothold in the league.

Not for 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy. The 23-year-old shook off the Levies first-half rough at his stadium on Saturday, leading his 49ers to his 41st point with 332 passing yards and four total touchdowns. – Card win over rival Seattle Seahawks.

“Brock’s college experience [at Iowa State] “He really helped him out today,” 49ers tight end George Kittle told NBC Sports’ Peter King on Saturday. , was totally confident in the huddle…you could feel it…when he’s confident, we’re confident…a higher level.”

Purdy arrived in Ames, Iowa and was the third teenager on Iowa State’s depth chart at quarterback. Purdy’s number was called up as a freshman due to injuries and poor performances from the two quarterbacks above him. He went on to win 8 of 10 games as a first-year starter.

Sound familiar?

Purdy finished his career as the Cyclones career leader in nearly every passing category, appearing in 48 contests over four seasons under Iowa State coach Matt Campbell.

“He had a little bit of trouble in the previous half-time,” Kittle told King. He’s got all the repetition.Failure is a big part of learning to play quarterback in the NFL.He’s had successes and failures in college.For him, what’s here is really It’s nothing new.”

With a perfect 6-0 record as a starting quarterback (1-0 in the playoffs), Purdy hasn’t faced many failures in the NFL. However, he was building a career at Iowa State that included his 27-21 loss to Oklahoma in the 2020 Big 12 Championship, ending the Cyclones’ hopes for a national title.

“Football makes you very humble,” Kittle said. I think Brock has realized that — and he realizes that failure is good for you on the road to success. ”