Two 49ers stay out of the combination (however undoubtedly not out of headlines, in Brandon Aiyuk‘s case), although each standouts are nonetheless employed by the staff. Although, Trent Williams stays on the reserve/didn’t report listing. Right here is how the defending NFC champs pared their roster to 53 by at present’s deadline:
Launched:
Waived:
Activated from energetic/PUP listing:
Positioned on IR:
Positioned on IR (return designation):
Positioned on reserve/PUP listing:
Hufanga’s standing represents a constructive improvement for a 49ers staff in want of them. The All-Professional security had been rumored to join Greenlaw on the reserve/PUP listing. Avoiding it doesn’t assure Hufanga might be prepared for Week 1, it retains the fourth-year defender within the equation for the 49ers’ first 4 video games. They’re selecting to hold Hufanga on the 53-man roster and go week-to-week with him. This undoubtedly led to Walker being moved off the roster.
Conversely, Mitchell’s time with the staff could also be over. San Francisco stunned most by vaulting the 2021 sixth-round choose right into a beginning function to open that season, dropping Trey Sermon to a backup spot. Mitchell operated as San Francisco’s most popular starter — so long as he was wholesome, which was sporadic — till the October 2022 Christian McCaffrey commerce. The 49ers now have Jordan Mason and rookie Isaac Guerendo as CMC backups.
A hamstring harm has sidelined Mitchell, doubtlessly opening the door to an harm settlement. Davis will be capable of return this season for the 49ers; Mitchell’s designation would stop that. The 49ers are right down to seven IR activations on account of the Davis resolution. A 2022 sixth-round choose, Davis stays within the staff’s plans regardless of accidents largely holding him out of motion. Davis has performed simply three NFL video games, and he suffered one other harm — a knee problem requiring surgery — throughout camp.
The 49ers, who will convey many of those gamers again to the follow squad, reduce two latest third-round picks — Grey and Latu. The latter has not performed but as a professional, lacking his total rookie season with an ACL tear. Grey has been unable to carve out a job on a 49ers staff that has seen Jauan Jennings stick because the staff’s WR3; rookies Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing are additionally within the combine now.