49ers select Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke with No. 227 pick in 2025 NFL Draft

The 49ers do not need a quarterback.But why not draft one anyway?After all, three years ago the 49ers invested the final pick in the draft in a quarterback only a college football junkie would love.Brock Purdy did not turn out too badly.On Saturday, the 49ers picked Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke in the seventh round with the No. 227 overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.Rourke (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) played at Ohio University in his first five college seasons. He finished up at Indiana, where he put together a second-team All-Big Ten season.Rourke, 24, completed 69.4 percent of his pass attempts for 3,042 yards with 29 touchdowns and five interceptions.The 49ers might have already been set at their quarterback depth chart with Purdy, backup Mac Jones and potential third-stringer Tanner Mordecai. Now, Rourke enters the picture to compete with Mordecai for a roster spot.Mordecai spent last season on the practice squad after the 49ers signed him as an undrafted rookie following a college journey that took him from Oklahoma to SMU to Wisconsin throughout seven football seasons.In two seasons at SMU, Mordecai threw 72 touchdown passes with 22 interceptions. His production dropped...