49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan just had his press conference, and we know that the 49ers will be without many of their starters this Sunday, when they close the season out in Arizona against the Cardinals, and the fully injury report for the 49ers is below.
Out:
QB Brock Purdy (Elbow)
WR Deebo Samuel Sr. (Knee)
LG Spencer Burford (Calf)
DE Robert Beal Jr. (Ankle)
CB Deommodore Lenoir (Shoulder)
Doubtful:
SLB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (Calf)
Questionable:
TE George Kittle (Ankle & Hamstring)
RT Colton McKivitz (Knee)
CB Isaac Yiadom (Pelvis)
FS Ji’Ayir Brown (Ankle)
With Purdy out this week, the 49ers will turn to Joshua Dobbs as starter at quarterback, with just Brandon Allen suited up as the backup, as teams can’t have a practice squad player be the emergency 3rd QB, while with Samuel out, I’d expect the 49ers to elevate one of their 4 wide receivers, Trent Taylor, Ronnie Bell, Russell Gage, & Terique Owens, most likely it’ll be one of the first 3.
With Burford out, & McKivitz questionable, the 49ers will for sure dress the following 7 offensive lineman, Jake Brendel, Matt Hennessy, Nick Zakelj, Dominick Puni, Charlie Heck, & Austen Pleasants, and elevate center Drake Nugent, left guard Zack Johnson, or sign right tackle Sebastian Gutierrez to the 53-man roster off of their practice squad.
With Beal out, the 49ers will have 4 healthy edge rushers, Nick Bosa, Leonard Floyd, Yetur Gross-Matos, & Sam Okyuaninonu, while also possibly elevating one of their 3 defensive ends on the practice squad, Alex Barrett, Jonathan Garvin, & Tarron Jackson.
With Lenoir out, & Yiadom questionable, the 49ers don’t need to elevate cornerback Chase Lucas, as they have 5 other cornerbacks healthy Charvarius Ward, Renardo Green, Rock Ya-Sin, Nick McCloud, & Tre Avery on the roster as healthy cornerbacks, of course there’s no guarantee Ward plays after the birth of his & his girlfriends baby boy.
Since Flannigan-Fowles is doubtful, the 49ers only have Fred Warner, Dee Winters, Tatum Bethune, & Jalen Graham healthy at linebacker, so they could elevate strongside linebacker DaShaun White, or just go with 4 linebackers.
If Kittle doesn’t play, then the 49ers will already have Eric Saubert, Jake Tonges, & Brayden Willis active, as all 3 are healthy, & on the 53-man roster already, and even if Brown doesn’t play, the 49ers will either sign free safety/strong safety Jaylen Mahoney to the 53-man roster, or just go with 3 safeties.
So, in my opinion, I see the 49ers potentially placing Burford on injured reserve, promoting Gutierrez to the 53-man roster, and elevating one of the 3 wide receivers, either Taylor, Bell, or Gage, & either elevating Barrett or Garvin, or White, depending on if they want to go with 5 edge rushers over 4 or 5 linebackers over 4.
Also this could be the final week we see Ward in a 49ers uniform, and it could be that last week was Samuel’s last game as a 49er.
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