Nick Sabin was critical of him after he graduated from high school multiple NFL teams passed on drafting him when he graduated from college however Brock pie who was the last choice in the draft two years ago is now set to play in the Super Bowl why wasn't he noticed by many Scouts and how did he get himself here this is due to the fact that several NFL clubs decided not to choose him due to certain factors this this is the part about Brock P's asentia that they aren't telling you but we're going to find out Brock pie went to Perry High School in his home state of Arizona after being born there he started a quarterback for the varsity team as a sophomore his high school was part of the sixth toughest division in the nation according to 247 Sports Cy guided his school to the state championship game in both of his Junior and senior years despite the tough opposition he had almost 5,500 yards passing and 57 touchdowns in his senior year of high school which earned him the title of Arizona's Gade football player of the year high school quarterback Preston Jones characterized his former player as a 45-year-old man who happened to be in high school due to the energy and dedication with which he attacked every day thus it was no surprise that perie had exceptional statistics several colleges including Alabama Texas A&M boisey State Iowa State and UCF had offered pry scholarship opportunities by the time he graduated from high school however the Bama offer was deceptive a comment made by Nick Sabin to Brock on his visit to Tuscaloosa was you're below average in height your arm strength is whatever your accuracy is average since precision was one of Brock's strongest suits the moment sabbin stated it the Crimson Tide coach knew he wasn't familiar with him when Brock returned from that visit his high school coach recalled him stating I want to go somewhere and try to kick his ass Iowa State received P's commitment a couple weeks following his catastrophic visit to Alabama even though he was only a freshman Brock was already named the team's third string quarterback after backup Zeb Nolan had a rough go of it in a couple games and starter Kyle Kemp suffered an injury in the season opener py got the KN as a result pery was subbed in Midway through the first quarter of a clash in October with no 12 Oklahoma State Brock had an instant impact upon touching the field he completed 18 of 23 passes for 318 yards and five touchdowns in addition to 84 rushing yards and Iowa State ended up winning the game in an upset it became Crystal evident after the game that Brock perie was the Cyclones quarterback solution in 2019 Brock was expected to make his debut as the starting quarterback for the Cyclones during his sophomore year herie had solid statistics despite the team's 7 minus 6 record 3,900 ydd passing 27 touchdowns and nine interceptions 65 % completion percentage in addition he broke the school record for most touchdowns scored in a season which had stood for 41 years by running for eight schools the Cyclones tied the 2000 season for the best record in school history with a 9us three record in 2020 even though Brock was not need to throw the ball as frequently due to the rise of Bree Hall heading into the Big 12 championship game Iowa state was ated sixth in the college football playoff poll following victories against number ranked Oklahoma and number 17 Texas although this was the most important Game of the Year pie had a poor performance despite throwing for 322 yards and a touchdown he was intercepted three times one of those interceptions came on a potential game tying drive with less than a minute to go following the disappointing defeat party show showed Improvement in the Fiesta Bowl triumph over 25th ranked Oregon throwing for 156 yards on 69% completion and rushing for a touchdown this was the best finish to a season for the club as they finished 10th in the AP poll when 2021 rolled around Cyclones fans had High Hopes the squad's preseason national ranking of eight was their best ever before the start of the Season before the month of September even ended Iowa state was unranked after defeats to number 10 Iowa and an unranked Baylor team when they faced up against eighth ranked Oklahoma State in late October the Cyclones were still unranked however pery LED his team to an incredible upset victory in that game by completing 81% of his throws for 307 yards two touchdowns and zero interceptions the squad was ranked once again following the victory this