Week 2 Preseason: 49ers vs Chargers

-How many WR spots will De’Zhaun Stribling line up at -Alfred Collins pad level and anchor -Can Carver Willis be serviceable in pass pro -Will Jordan Watkins show any effort or effectiveness blocking or in the return game -Can Jacob Cowing hold off Will Pauling -Is Kaelon Black the first 3rd round Kyle pick back that looks the part -Can any safety put up decent tape -Will the pash rush show up at all tonight and from whom -Watch out for #18 Wesley Grimes in the 2nd half 

LT Austen Pleasants LG Carver Willis C Jake Brendel RG Connor Colby RT Colton McKivitz

Starting OL in front of Purdy

On The Run

 

49ers - Chargers Joint Practice

 

The main things I’m looking at: • How will the battle for the LG go? • Will rookies De'Zhaun Stribling and Jaden Dugger continue to stand out? • How will the secondary look in coverage against Justin Herbert? • Fired up to hear how Brock Purdy does during the red zone period

QB Impact Metric Ranks

 

2026 53-Man Roster Projection

QB: Purdy, Jones, Rourke (3)

RB: CMC, Kaelon Black, Jordan James, Patrick Taylor Jr., Isaac Guerendo (PUP) (4)

FB: Juice (1)

WR: Evans, Stribling, Deebo, Robinson, Watson, Pauling (6)

TE: Jake Tonges, Luke Farrell, Kittle (PUP) (2) 

LT: Williams, Lowe (2)

LG: Jones, Willis (2)

C: Brendel, Toth (2)

RG: Puni, Colby (2)

RT: McKivitz, Cruz (2)

DE: Bosa, Williams (PUP), Keion White, Romello Height, Sam Okuayinonu (4)

DT: Osa Odighizuwa, Alfred Collins, CJ West, Gracen Halton, James Thompson Jr. (5)

LB: Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Jaden Duggar, Nick Martin, Tatum Bethune, Luke Gifford (6)

CB: Deommodore Lenoir, Renardo Green, Upton Stout, Jack Jones, Ephesians Prysock (5)

S: Ji’Ayir Brown, Marques Sigle, Malik Mustapha, Ashtyn Davis (4)

Kicker: Eddy Piñeiro

Punter: Corliss Waitman

Long snapper: Jon Weeks

Kick returner: Samuel,Watkins

Punt returner: Watkins, Pauling

Lombardi's Practice Notes

 HOME STRETCH of training camp. De'Zhaun Stribling continues cooking, Carver Willis is springing into an opportunity, and Osa Odighizuwa is dominating. Highlights...

Jacob Cowing was back from his hip flexor. Dropped an out attempt, but later caught a go-ball from Mac Jones. SF also used Cowing's speed on a pitch sweep It was the Luke Farrell Show on the move-the-ball drive. Brock Purdy went to the vet TE, who's been much more involved in the pass game this camp, several times — including a TD. Earlier, Farrell had climbed the ladder to grab a nice pass up the seam Rookie safety Jalen Stroman INT off Jones on a seam shot Odighizuwa was a frequent visitor to the backfield. 49ers seemed to be giving LG Robert Jones, who played 44 snaps on Thursday, a slight breather — that led to rookie Carver Willis and Connor Colby handling LG for the first team Two catches today for vet WR Trent Irwin, a Stanford product who played several years with Joe Burrow in Cincinnati. Included a deep corner from Brock Purdy that fired up the crowd Mike Evans returned to team drills and made a few catches, headlined by a bigger gainer from Jones and an early shot from Purdy. Fred Warner futilely tried to punch the ball out after that Evans catch RB Khalil Herbert fumbled. It was scooped up by CB Jack Jones, who was back in action after exiting the preseason opener with a hand injury Rookie RB Kaelon Black (adductor) rehabbed on the side and then watched team drills with a play sheet in his hand. Reminded me of Klay Kubiak emphasizing the other day that pros will be find a way to be ready, even if they can't fully practice QB Adrian Martinez was much more accurate than in Thursday's game. Worth noting that marked the first time QBs took hits in a long time (probably an even greater credit to Kurtis Rourke for looking as good as he did — don't forget that the Titans' QBs were off too). Anyway, Martinez delivered a nice ball on a big gainer to TE Hayden Rucci Nice sliding catch near the sideline for WR Jordan Watkins, who's added about 7-10 pounds of muscle. That followed a good 6-catch performance Thursday Rookie D-linemen Romello Height and James Thompson Jr. both ripped through for play-altering pressures PBU for Marques Sigle on a Purdy throw intended for Demarcus Robinson Stribling keeps making catches and he's now getting the Mike Evans treatment (no special teams drills). 49ers clearly love what they've seen from the rookie WR so far Trent Williams is rolling through these final three practices of camp. Following next Thursday's game vs Chargers, it'll officially be dress rehearsal week for the 49ers.

Passing Situations

This graph shows how often 2025 QBs were in obvious passing situations and their EPA on those plays.