The Niners could challenge their third-round kicker with competition this offseason.

The San Francisco 49ers are just a few weeks away from the next stage of their offseason program, as things begin to ramp up following rookie minicamp.

Each of the team’s coordinators got to speak with reporters this past week, sharing updates on players and the plan for the remainder of the offseason.

One of the positions that still has questions is kicker, where incumbent starter Jake Moody struggled in 2024, hitting just 70.6 percent of his field goals and ranking in the bottom half on extra point percentage...

Mark Schlereth says Purdy’s not just a system guy—and with fewer weapons, a top-five season might prove it.

We still don’t have any news on the Brock Purdy/San Francisco 49ers extension being a done deal. So we can instead return to the realm of “is he or isn’t he” takes. Today, we start on a positive note with Fox Sports’ Mark Schlereth.

Schlereth has provided color commentary for several 49ers games, so he’s been familiar with Purdy and has spoken positively about the quarterback in the past. This, though, this takes it to another level. When [he made his predictions...

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Sunday, May 11th, 2025

Kubiak states Jennings embraces 49ers No. 1 receiver mentality

“Yeah, I think, if you ask Jauan, he says ‘I’m number one.’ And that’s his mindset, and that’s why we love Jauan,” Kubiak said. “That’s how he sees himself. He sees himself as a dominant player. I think you guys all saw last year when he got more chances, he played really, really well. So really fired up about Jauan.”

Run it back: 49ers hope Junior Bergen re-creates the magic he made at Montana (paywall

“The 49ers drafted...

It was a rocky first couple years for the 49ers defensive coordinator. Some fans may have wanted him gone.

During the Kyle Shanahan era, the San Francisco 49ers have had two one-and-done defensive coordinators.

Robert Saleh is grateful he’s not one of those defensive coordinators.

The 49ers' defensive coordinator is grateful he didn’t suffer the same fate as Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen: the 49ers ran out of patience. And there were times you thought they might. During his press conference Thursday, Saleh said he was indebted to the organization sticking behind him in those more difficult years:

“And...

Another cut in a draft class that had a lot of cuts.

Spencer Burford, Nick Zakelj, Kalia Davis, Brock Purdy. Combined, they have 65 starts—36 of which belong to Purdy. And they are all that remains of the San Francisco 49ers’ 2022 draft class.

The most recent casualty? Second-round pick Drake Jackson, waived on Friday. It’s safe to say the 2022 class wasn’t particularly successful. Remove Purdy from that list, and only Burford has more than 10 starts—none of which came in 2024.

Things can still change: Burford has received praise and will compete for a starting spot, but he’s...

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49ers’ Mykel Williams makes strong rookie camp impression; team adds 2 more veteran OTs (paywall)

“Jordan James, the fifth-round pick out of Oregon, was the eighth running back drafted in a very deep class and also might be a really good player. He showed off good hands at Friday’s camp, as well as a nice burst. The same goes for undrafted free agent running back Corey Kiner out of Cincinnati.

It’s all baby steps for the 49ers right now, but this team needs its rookies to walk...

The 49ers sprung a surprise by selecting Jordan Watkins in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but it could prove to be a masterstroke of a pick.

As I detailed ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft, the 49ers – in the first half of of the Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch era – had a track record of selecting wide receivers who were among my favorite prospects in their respective classes. A three-year run saw San Francisco take wideouts to whom I attached the label ‘draft crush’ as Dante Pettis, Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk were selected in consecutive drafts....

After releasing Drake Jackson, the 49ers officially waived Jalen McKenzie and Tre Tomlinson and signed Andre Dillard, Dallis Flowers, and Nicholas Petit-Frere.

The San Francisco 49ers announced a flurry of moves Friday afternoon. In addition to waiving former second-round pick Drake Jackson, the team announced they waived offensive lineman Jalen McKenzie and waived/injured cornerback Tre Tomlinson.

The 49ers also announced the signing of offensive tackles Andre Dillard and Nicholas Petit-Frere, as well as cornerback Dallis Flowers.

We discussed Petit-Frere in May as being a potential addition to the roster when the Tennessee Titans. Petit-Frere has struggled in pass protection since...

The Niners are moving on from their top pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

The San Francisco 49ers are waiving former second-round pick Drake Jackson with a failed physical designation, moving on from their top selection in the 2022 NFL Draft. This comes days after Jackson said he’s looking forward to wreaking havoc in 2025.

Jackson is still nursing a knee injury that cost him the entire 2024 season. He is expected to be cleared by training camp.

The former USC product played in just 23 games over three seasons with the 49ers. He saw 15 games of action as...

Brant Boyer’s son may have helped WR Junior Bergen get noticed

The San Francisco 49ers were awful in every facet of their special-teams unit in 2024. Okay, maybe not replacement punter Pat O’Donnell and replacement kickers Anders Carlson and Matthew Wright, but the rest is true. The 49ers’ first step was firing Brian Schneider and hiring Brant Boyer, who led the Jets’ special-teams unit to the top spot in special-teams DVOA during the second half of 2024.

While the 49ers draft centered on defensive upgrades, the team addressed its special teams unit with their final selection. Jacob Cowing returned punts...

49ers OC Klay Kubiak singled out Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing as two players who can take a jump in Year 2

Last week, I ran into a popular NFL trainer who works with tight ends, including Mark Andrews and Trey McBride. After talking more with him, he said that he just had a session with San Francisco 49ers wide receivers Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing. Obviously, he spoke highly of the two, and can’t wait to see how they perform in Year 2.

He’s not the only one looking forward to Pearsall and Cowing in the 49ers offense.

Pearsall...

As rookie minicamp gets underway, the rookie jersey numbers have been assigned for the 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers host their rookie mini-camp on Friday. Practice will be open to the media at 1 p.m. PT this afternoon. A select number of rookies will be available to the media beforehand at 11:30 a.m. PT.

With practice comes jersey numbers. As we know, these numbers are not permanent. They could change by training camp or in Year 2 or 3 of these players' careers. We saw the same with Fred Warner, Deommodore Lenoir, Jimmie Ward, Deebo Samuel, and plenty more.

Here’s...