is looking to cap off what has been a superb first full season under center for the with a win over the in Josh McCauley Jersey and he's gained some prominent fans in the proce s.One of those fans is 13-time Pro Bowler ."The thing that I love about him the most is the fact that he was a guy who went to and not highly recruited, he started 47 games in college," Brees told on Thursday's edition of "," concerning whether he sees similarities between Purdy and himself. "Similar to , most of the time when we were stepping on the field during our college days, we were the underdog. We weren't winning the beauty pageant. We were going to have to scratch and crawl and find ways to win those games, so we were in a ton of competitive situations. Look, that molds you. That wires you in a lot of ways, and I think it helps prepare you certainly for when you get into the and the line between winning and losing is so fine."And I think, to his benefit, he gets drafted to a place forget where he got drafted like the San Francisco 49ers where he's got an unbelievable offensive mind in Kyle Shanahan, a team that's been architected by John Lynch to have long-term succe s, a great defense, a great run game, just a great scheme all the way around. But, it takes a guy who can help orchestrate and manage all of that. And I see certainly his intellectual capabilities, his ability to manage all the shifts and motions that are happening on every play, like the motion landmarks, all the details that go into making this offense really succe sful, a ton of that responsibility falls on the quarterback, and he's handled it with poise.ADVERTISEMENT "He obviously is a very timing, rhythm thrower, which is what I was, but I think he showed us what kind of an athlete he was last week by taking off and running, going outside the system and going and winning that game last week against the in the NFC Championship Game ."As for their physical statures, Brees stood at 6-feet and 209 pounds, while Purdy stands at 6-1 and 220 pounds. Purdy was, of course, the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, while Brees a three-year starter at Purdue (1998-2000) was the No. 32 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.Brees led the NFL in pa sing yards seven times and completion percentage six times over his 20-year NFL career, while helping the win Super Bowl XLIV.Purdy totaled 4,280 pa sing yards, 31 pa sing touchdowns, 11 interceptions and an NFL-best 113.0 pa ser rating, while completing 69.4% of his pa ses acro s 16 starts in the regular season (Purdy didn't start Week 18 with the 49ers having already clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC). He also ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns.Purdy's efforts helped him earn a Pro Bowl nod.In San Francisco's first two playoff games wins over the Lions and its signal-caller totaled 519 pa sing yards, two pa sing touchdowns, one interception and an 87.7 pa ser rating, while completing 61.4% of his pa ses.Purdy finished his four-year career at Iowa State averaging 3,042.5 pa sing yards, 20.3 pa sing touchdowns and 8.3 interceptions per season, while posting a combined 151.1 pa ser rating and completing 67.7% of his pa ses. He also ran for 294.3 yards and 4.8 touchdowns per season.The 49ers are a combined 21-5 (regular season plus postseason) with Purdy as their starter, while Brees' teams ( and Saints) went a combined 181-123 with him under center. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League San Francisco 49ers Brock Purdy Devonte Graham Jersey