Analyzing Day 15 of the 2023 49ers QB Competition

SANTA CLARA -- Here's what Brock Purdy, Trey Lance and Sam Darnold did on Day 15 of 49ers training camp.

BROCK PURDY

Completed just 11 of 20 pass attempts and threw two interceptions plus a third that was dropped. To be fair, he also threw two beautiful touchdown passes from the 10-yard line -- one to Brandon Aiyuk in the back-left corner of the end zone, and one to Deebo Samuel in the back-right corner of the end zone. But the story for Purdy is the interceptions. He is becoming a walking turnover. Through 12 practices (he took three days off), he has thrown 10 interceptions, 4 pick-6s and 7 dropped picks. Which means he has thrown 17 interceptable passes in 12 days. Not good. Today, he threw a pass directly to backup linebacker Curtis Robinson, who dropped the pass, because he's a backup. Had he caught it, he had nothing but grass in front of him. Later, Purdy threw another pass directly to Robinson, but this time he caught it, because if you give him two chances, he'll catch one. And then in the red zone, Purdy forced a pass to Brandon Aiyuk, who wasn't open. Deommodore Lenoir reached out and tipped the pass to Tashaun Gipson, who recorded his fourth pick of training camp. Earlier this week, Kyle Shanahan said Purdy would have to melt down in practice to lose his job. Every day Purdy throws multiple interceptable passes feels like a meltdown. He does not appear ready to start Week 1 in a few weeks.

TREY LANCE

Completed 4 of 6 pass attempts, fumbled once and did not score in the red zone. But hey, at least he didn't throw an interception. The 49ers better hope Purdy is ready to start Week 1, because Lance hasn't gotten enough reps in camp to be ready. He clearly is better than he was the last two years, but he still seems like a rookie at times.

SAM DARNOLD

Completed 5 of 9 throws and completed a touchdown pass to Brayden Willis from 10 yards out. Darnold isn't great, but he might be the best quarterback on the team -- he arguably has had the best training camp of these three. But the 49ers haven't given him a rep with the first-string offense in more than a week. They're giving both Darnold and Lance crumbs. Which means none of their quarterbacks currently are ready to play. What a waste of time.