{"id":83990,"date":"2025-08-27T07:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83990"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:38:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:38:04","slug":"grading-each-49ers-position-group-after-final-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=83990","title":{"rendered":"Grading each 49ers position group after final cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We finally have at least some version of the San Francisco 49ers&#8217; roster for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Their initial 53 players were announced shortly after Tuesday&#8217;s 1:00pm deadline. It&#8217;s an initial list because there could be a handful of roster moves coming once the team gets a lay of the land on who is still available after they&#8217;ve built out their practice squad and moved injured players to IR to open up roster spots.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Overall, though, we have a decent grasp on what the 49ers&#8217; roster will look like entering their Week 1 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. With that in mind, we took the red pen to the roster and issued grades for each position group:<\/p>\n<h2>Quarterback<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Mac Jones<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Brock Purdy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are some strides Purdy still has to make as a franchise signal caller, but he&#8217;s still trending up as he enters Year 4 of his NFL career. Jones is a quality backup who can win a couple games for San Francisco if Purdy isn&#8217;t available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Running back<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Isaac Guerendo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jordan James<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Christian McCaffrey<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Brian Robinson Jr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If McCaffrey and Co. are healthy this year there may not be a better collection of RBs in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Fullback<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Kyle Juszczyk<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Juszczyk is still the best player at his position in the NFL even if he&#8217;s taken a step back entering his mid-30s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Wide receiver<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jacob Cowing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jauan Jennings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Skyy Moore<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Ricky Pearsall<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jordan Watkins<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be interesting to see how this group ultimately shakes out. Jennings, Cowing and Watkins are hurt and Brandon Aiyuk is still lingering on the PUP list. A fully healthy 49ers WR corps would be excellent. This group still carries a ton of question marks even if that injured Jennings-Cowing-Watkins trio was healthy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: C<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Tight end<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">George Kittle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Luke Farrell<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jake Tonges<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kittle raises the ceiling of the 49ers&#8217; tight end group quite a bit. Farrell could be key in unlocking some of Kittle&#8217;s usage in the passing game last year that was soaked up by his need to stay in and pass block. Ideally there&#8217;d be another effective pass catcher on the depth chart, but that&#8217;s a minor nitpick.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Offensive line<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Ben Bartch<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jake Brendel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Spencer Burford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Connor Colby<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Matt Hennessy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Colton McKivitz<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Drew Moss<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Austen Pleasants<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Dominick Puni<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Trent Williams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to imagine all 10 players stick around beyond the next set of roster moves, but for now there are questions among the starting five and down the depth chart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: C<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>Defensive line<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Evan Anderson<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Robert Beal Jr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Nick Bosa<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Alfred Collins<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Kalia Davis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jordan Elliott<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Yetur Gross-Matos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Bryce Huff<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Sam Okuayinonu<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">CJ West<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Mykel Williams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is another packed group with room to lose a player or two. There&#8217;s not as much immediate help as there might have been last year, but the upside is so much higher after an offseason overhaul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade:<\/strong> <strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Linebacker (5)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Tatum Bethune<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Luke Gifford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Nick Martin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Fred Warner<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Dee Winters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Martin&#8217;s emergence in the final couple of preseason games showed off the big-time upside from this group. Bethune also had some nice moments during the exhibition slate. Winters as the starting Will LB has a lot to prove, but this is a solid group overall.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>Cornerback (6)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Renardo Green<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Chase Lucas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Darrell Luter Jr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Siran Neal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Upton Stout<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Deommodore Lenoir<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 49ers badly need Stout to be a quality cornerback. If he&#8217;s not, the options are exceedingly thin with Neal and Lucas both on the team for special teams purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Safety (4)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Ji&#8217;Ayir Brown<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Richie Grant<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Jason Pinnock<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Marques Sigle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a bad group, but it wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise if the 49ers wind up mixing and matching starters until Malik Mustapha returns from his ACL injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: C<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Specialists (2)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">K Jake Moody<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">LS Jon Weeks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was a small surprise Thomas Morstead was let go, but he&#8217;ll more than likely be back soon. Moody&#8217;s preseason struggles hurt this grade some.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: C-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More 49ers: Commanders release WR who could be target for 49ers after roster cuts<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: San Francisco 49ers roster: Grades for each position group after cuts<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are still a ton of question marks lingering on the San Francisco 49ers roster after their initial trim down to 53 players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":83991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1671,2157,2411,18,3305,84,2121,2415,251,1269,1712,2400,1708,648,111,2405,197,100,110,1710,1487,237,2394,1211,718,1226,2399,2351,2133,2406,713,1281,1213,1232,255,2413,1488,1679,256,1706,3309,647,1713,486,2393,3301,2412,90,12,390,1250,2710,716,1711,2416,88,2044,362],"class_list":["post-83990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-alfred-collins","tag-austen-pleasants","tag-ben-bartch","tag-brandon-aiyuk","tag-brian-robinson-jr","tag-brock-purdy","tag-bryce-huff","tag-chase-lucas","tag-christian-mccaffrey","tag-colton-mckivitz","tag-connor-colby","tag-darrell-luter-jr","tag-dee-winters","tag-deommodore-lenoir","tag-dominick-puni","tag-evan-anderson","tag-fred-warner","tag-george-kittle","tag-isaac-guerendo","tag-jacob-cowing","tag-jake-brendel","tag-jake-moody","tag-jake-tonges","tag-jason-pinnock","tag-jauan-jennings","tag-jon-weeks","tag-jordan-elliott","tag-jordan-james","tag-jordan-watkins","tag-kalia-davis","tag-kyle-juszczyk","tag-luke-farrell","tag-luke-gifford","tag-mac-jones","tag-malik-mustapha","tag-marques-sigle","tag-matt-hennessy","tag-mykel-williams","tag-nick-bosa","tag-nick-martin","tag-position-group","tag-renardo-green","tag-richie-grant","tag-ricky-pearsall","tag-robert-beal-jr","tag-roster-moves","tag-sam-okuayinonu","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-siran-neal","tag-skyy-moore","tag-spencer-burford","tag-tatum-bethune","tag-thomas-morstead","tag-trent-williams","tag-upton-stout","tag-yetur-gross-matos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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