After trading former All-Pro wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders for a fifth-round pick, the San Francisco 49ers didn’t do much to improve the position group for the start of the season when they likely won’t have Brandon Aiyuk while he’s recovering from a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus that he suffered in a battle with the Kansas City Chiefs last season.

In fact, the only moves they made at wide receiver were signing veteran wideout Demarcus Robinson to a two-year, $8 million deal, drafting Jordan Watkins and Junior Bergen in the fourth and seventh rounds of the 2025 NFL draft, respectively and bringing in Isaiah Neyor as an undrafted free agent.

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However, they added another veteran to the group on Tuesday, as The Athletic’s Matt Barrows reported that the 49ers are signing Equanimeous St. Brown after a successful workout earlier in the week.

St. Brown, 28, played collegiately at Notre Dame from 2015-17 before the Green Bay Packers took him in the sixth round (No. 207 overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. In his seven seasons in the NFL, he spent four with the Packers (2018-21), two with the Chicago Bears (2022-23) and one with the New Orleans Saints (2024), catching 63 passes for 928 yards and two touchdowns.

In 2024, St. Brown, whose brother is a three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver with the Detroit Lions, appeared in just two games for the Saints, playing 35 offensive snaps and nine on special teams.

San Francisco needs help at the position, but St. Brown will really have to work in training camp to earn a role with the team in 2025 with Robinson, Watkins, Bergen, Neyor, Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings, Jacob Cowing, Isaiah Hodgins, Malik Knowles, Terique Owens and Russell Gage Jr. also competing for limited opportunities. But, if he shines, he could end up seeing the field in Week 1.

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