{"id":98419,"date":"2025-09-25T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98419"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:20:45","slug":"49ers-ricky-pearsall-draws-blunt-words-from-steve-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98419","title":{"rendered":"49ers&#8217; Ricky Pearsall Draws Blunt Words From Steve Young"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ricky-pearsall-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ricky-pearsall-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ricky-pearsall-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ricky-pearsall-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"49ers' Ricky Pearsall Draws Blunt Words From Steve Young\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The San Francisco 49ers have been hit hard with injuries to the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wide<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> receiver group heading into and through the first three games of the 2025 NFL season. With players missing, Ricky Pearsall has had the chance to step up and become a reliable target.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pearsall recorded 400 receiving yards last season in 11 games for the 49ers, according to <\/span>Pro Football Reference <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The 25-year-old is close to reaching that mark in Year 2, having recorded 100-plus receiving yards in two of the three games he has played this season. His best performance came in the 16-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Levi\u2019s Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Amid Pearsall\u2019s impressive start to the season, former 49ers quarterback Steve Young appeared on KNBR and revealed that he\u2019s amazed by what he\u2019s seen from the second-year receiver. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHe\u2019s Steve Smith a little bit,\u201d Young said. \u201cI feel like he has body control, and he\u2019s going to get open. It\u2019s not going to be\u2014like you said\u2014explosive. It\u2019s not like he comes out of the gate and it\u2019s, \u2018Oh, watch out.\u2019 But he understands. I feel like he really understands the spatial relationships on the field. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThat\u2019s something Brent Jones had <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">huge<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> way<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> from a tight-end spot, really having a sense of all the people on the field, where they are, where they\u2019re going, what\u2019s going to happen, and how he can fit in. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And that\u2019s just a knack\u2026 But Ricky, as a quarterback, he\u2019s going to be where you think he\u2019s supposed to be. You know what I mean? He\u2019s going to find that space, especially against zones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ricky Pearsall Is Impressing 49ers Teammates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Against Arizona, Pearsall hauled in eight catches for 114 yards. Veteran Kendrick Bourne was one of the players impressed by his performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOh my goodness, man, he\u2019s impressive,\u201d Bourne said postgame (h\/t\u00a0<\/span>KNBR <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">). \u201cJust coming in, the energy was so connective between us, just dancing and enjoying each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe made a handshake so fast. I\u2019m just proud of him. I told him his conditioning, his stamina, is top-tier. If he can play like that he\u2019s going to have a great career. He\u2019s going to get paid a lot of money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">49ers\u2019 Ricky Pearsall Is Gaining Confidence<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">San Francisco selected Pearsall with the 31st overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and against Arizona, it was just another milestone in his professional journey. Every snap in a game and each rep in practice contributes to shaping the wide receiver into the player the 49ers envisioned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI\u2019m building more and more confidence the more I\u2019m playing, the more I\u2019m practicing and getting reps in the offense; I\u2019m very confident,\u201d Pearsall said on September 21 (h\/t\u00a0NBC Sports Bay Area &amp; California). \u201cI\u2019m super blessed and happy to be in thi<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">s\u00a0situati<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on\u00a0I am, especially considering the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">situation<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that I<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0had to go through last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things to be happy and excited about each and every day. I wake up and I just remind myself of that every single day. There\u2019s a lot to be thankful for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It will be interesting to see if Pearsall can sustain this success for the entire season. Nonetheless, for now, the 49ers are seeing the receiver blossom into a No. 2 guy that can be a running mate alongside Brandon Aiyuk when the star wideout returns from injury. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eduardo Razo Eduardo Razo is a sports journalist covering the NFL for Heavy.com. He previously covered the league for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area &amp; California, and has contributed as a freelance writer for The Sporting News. He also served as an editor for Athlon Sports and Heavy Sports focusing on MLB and the NFL. 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