3 Impressive Stats To Note For 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo So Far

The San Francisco 49ers got off to a rocky start in the 2022 season. They spent all offseason getting quarterback Trey Lance ready for the starting job only for him to get injured before halftime of their Week 2 game.

Normally, having to go to the backup quarterback for virtually the entire season would be a death sentence for a team. But, when that backup quarterback is Jimmy Garoppolo, the player who has been your starter for the past five seasons when he was healthy, you are in a great spot.

Had Garoppolo not undergone surgery this offseason, which depressed his trade market, he very likely wouldn’t be on the roster today. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that he would be playing elsewhere, but the procedure combined with a restructured contract led to him remaining in the Bay Area.

It took a few weeks for the team to get their bearings, as Garoppolo is a much different kind of quarterback from Trey Lance. Now that they are back to playing a similar offense to what they have been running the last few seasons, the 49ers are hitting their stride.

Known as an elite game manager throughout his career, Garoppolo is showing that he is capable of doing more than that. This season he has been excellent, as he is ranked inside the top six in multiple statistics thus. According to NFL on CBS, Garoppolo is fifth in passer rating at 104.1, fourth in yards per attempt with 8.09 and sixth with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 15-4.