Taking a look at where the 49ers wide receiver room stands heading into Week 1
The San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver room will likely look a lot different in Week 12 than it did in Week 1. Ideally, for the better.
The team recently signed wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. According to The Athletic’s Matt Barrows, Valdes-Scantling is headed to the practice squad. For now, at least.
Barrows tweeted that Valdes-Scantling going to the practice squad is likely contract-related. Neither Over the Cap nor Spotrac has details on his deal, but this typically involves guarantees. I think it’s safe to say that we can expect MVS to be elevated from the practice squad for Week 1 and promoted to the active roster.
Here’s what the Niners’ wide receiver room looks like as of today:
Active roster:
Ricky Pearsall
Jauan Jennings
Skyy Moore
Russell Gage
Jordan Watkins
During John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan’s press conference on Wednesday, they weren’t asked about a status update for Watkins, who has been sidelined for a couple of weeks with a high-ankle sprain. Watkins not landing on the Injured Reserve or PUP list is a sign that the team expects him back at some point in September. However, that’s conjecture, and we have no concrete answer about his return other than the initial timeline, which would be right around Week 1.
Practice squad:
Junior Bergen
Robbie Chosen
Malik Turner
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
It’s Thursday, and the team can still make plenty of moves, but, surprisingly, they elected to go with Chosen or Turner over another young wideout that cleared waivers from another team.
Brandon Aiyuk is on the PUP list, while Demarcus Robinson is suspended for three games. Jacob Cowing’s hamstring must not have been a season-ending level of bad, as he is designated to return from the Injured Reserve at some point this season.
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