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October 9, 2026
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The 49ers released Ogbo Okoronkwo to make room for Mykel Williams

Kyle Shanahan said Williams comes off the physically unable to perform list Saturday and will be \"full go\" at Seattle. Upton Stout missed Friday's practice and is questionable. Mike Evans carries no designation.

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Sam KezarOct 9, 20263 min read
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Mykel Williams, in a red 49ers practice jersey, smiles toward a teammate in the foreground during a 2025 practice.

The 49ers released defensive lineman Ogbo Okoronkwo on Friday, the club announced at 12:30 p.m. The active roster now holds 52. Kyle Shanahan said Mykel Williams comes off the physically unable to perform list on Saturday to fill the spot, per Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area and David Bonilla of 49ers Webzone. Maiocco reports Okoronkwo could be signed back to the practice squad Saturday.

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Bosa is out Monday, which Shanahan says is what the 49ers expected
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Bosa is out Monday, which Shanahan says is what the 49ers expected

Kyle Shanahan ruled out Nick Bosa (knee, calf), Deebo Samuel (hamstring), Garret Wallow (hamstring) and Marques Sigle (ankle) for Monday night against Washington. Mike Evans, Christian Kirk, Gracen Halton, Mykel Williams, Upton Stout and Siran Neal are questionable. Kyle Juszczyk is expected to play, eight days after missing Seattle. Asked whether Kirk will be activated off injured reserve, Shanahan said \"Possibly\"; the 53 is full, so that takes a corresponding move.

Sam KezarOct 17, 20263 min read
Juszczyk practiced in full, and Lynch says there is a chance he plays Monday
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Juszczyk practiced in full, and Lynch says there is a chance he plays Monday

Kyle Juszczyk was a full participant in Friday's practice, 12 days after a hyperextended knee and bone bruise, and John Lynch told KNBR there is a chance he plays Washington on Monday. Christian Kirk was limited; activating him would cost someone a spot on a full 53. Nick Bosa, now listed with knee and calf, did not practice, nor did Mike Evans, Gracen Halton or Romello Height. Lynch said trade calls have picked up and that George Kittle asked him about Khalil Mack. Kittle said he asks all the time.

Sam KezarOct 16, 20263 min read
Christian Kirk returned to practice the day Mike Evans sat out
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Christian Kirk returned to practice the day Mike Evans sat out

The 49ers opened Christian Kirk's 21-day practice window on Thursday, 81 days after he strained a calf on the first day of training camp, and Kyle Shanahan said he was ready to go after a strong weekend. Mike Evans did not practice with ribs and Achilles soreness, which leaves the receiver room thinner than Monday's count. Shanahan called injured reserve for Deebo Samuel 'a possibility.' Nick Bosa, James Thompson Jr. and Gracen Halton sat out Thursday; Kyle Juszczyk was limited. The club promoted Ogbo Okoronkwo to the 53 into the spot Greenlaw's suspension opened and signed linebacker Eugene Asante to the practice squad. Washington is at Levi's Stadium on Monday night.

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The 49ers worked out four linebackers the day after Greenlaw lost his appeal
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The 49ers worked out four linebackers the day after Greenlaw lost his appeal

Dre Greenlaw's appeal of his one-game suspension was denied Tuesday by hearing officer James Thrash, so he misses Monday night's game against Washington and can return the next day. On Wednesday, a players' day off, the 49ers worked out four free-agent linebackers, per the league's transaction report as cited by 49ers Webzone: Eugene Asante, Jamon Johnson, Kobe King and Anfernee Orji. Four healthy linebackers remain on the 53, and ESPN's Nick Wagoner expects rookie Jaden Dugger to start. Ian Rapoport said Tuesday that Deebo Samuel is likely out two weeks and is not headed to injured reserve. Practice resumes Thursday.

Sam KezarOct 14, 20263 min read
Deebo Samuel will miss some time, leaving the 49ers four available receivers
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Deebo Samuel will miss some time, leaving the 49ers four available receivers

Kyle Shanahan said on a conference call Monday that Deebo Samuel's hamstring \"got him pretty good\" and he will miss some time, so the 49ers will most likely activate a practice-squad receiver for Washington next Monday night. The NFL suspended Dre Greenlaw one game without pay for head-butting Seattle's Ernest Jones IV; his appeal is heard Tuesday, and his 2025 appeal of a one-game suspension was denied. Garret Wallow strained a hamstring and is out at least a couple of weeks, which leaves four linebackers. Nick Bosa, Kyle Juszczyk and James Thompson Jr. have a chance for Week 6, and Nick Martin is getting close.

Sam KezarOct 12, 20264 min read
Seattle has not let the 49ers score a touchdown since last season's opener
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Seattle has not let the 49ers score a touchdown since last season's opener

San Francisco (4-0) plays at Seattle (3-1) at 1:25 p.m. Pacific on FOX. The 49ers scored three field goals and no touchdowns in last season's two losses to the Seahawks, 13-3 in Week 18 and 41-6 in the divisional round. Brock Purdy has not been sacked this season. Nick Bosa, James Thompson Jr., Kyle Juszczyk and Marques Sigle are out; Upton Stout is questionable; Mykel Williams makes his season debut. Ten men to watch.

Sam KezarOct 11, 20264 min read

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Between the 49ers' first regular-season game and 2026-11-01, Deebo Samuel runs more pass routes from the slot than from out wide. Method, fixed in advance: alignment splits as published for Samuel over that span, slot routes against wide routes, backfield routes excluded from both sides. Ties resolve as FALSE. The comparison is his own two figures, so no league-wide source is needed to score it.

The call is on the ROLE the money implies, not on production. His 2025 usage in Washington was 260 slot routes against 141 out wide and 15 from the backfield, out of 416, at 5.3 average air yards per target across 99 targets, with 67 of those 99 inside ten yards. Niners Nation projects him to the slot with Stribling at Z and Mike Evans at X. A one-year agreement whose value the player's own agent describes as a ceiling is a continuity buy, and a continuity buy uses the player it just watched rather than the one from 2021. If he instead lines up mostly wide, the read in the piece is wrong and the team bought something closer to the older version.

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Without Bosa, the defense Shanahan hoped would survive is third in points allowed

Kyle Shanahan said the injuries on his defensive line had him hoping to survive until the second half of the season. Through five games the 49ers have allowed 93 points, 18.6 a game, and only Minnesota and Kansas City have allowed fewer per game. Bosa is out Monday against Washington, Halton and Mykel Williams are questionable, Malik Mustapha starts again for Marques Sigle, and Brock Purdy is five attempts from qualifying for the career passer-rating list.

Sam KezarOct 18, 20264 min read
Leading the NFL in efficiency at 5-0 has been worth less than half a win
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Leading the NFL in efficiency at 5-0 has been worth less than half a win

From 1999 through 2025, 51 NFL teams won their first five games, and they won 63 percent of their remaining games. The ten that also led the league in net expected points added per play after five games won 66 percent of the rest; the other 41 won 63 percent. Over the 49ers' 12 remaining games that gap is about four-tenths of a win. San Francisco is 5-0, has outscored opponents by 61 points and ranks first in net expected points per play. The base rate projects about 12.6 to 12.9 wins.

Jamie SilvaOct 15, 20265 min read
The 49ers gave Seattle 17 points off turnovers and took 21 back
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The 49ers gave Seattle 17 points off turnovers and took 21 back

Sunday's 32-29 win at Seattle was the first game this season in which the 49ers had to win a turnover exchange rather than avoid one. They gave the ball away three times, more than in their first four games combined, and Seattle scored 17 points off them, including both of its touchdowns. The 49ers scored 21 off four takeaways, and all three of their first-half touchdowns came on Seattle possessions that started inside the Seattle 12 after a Corliss Waitman punt. Seattle's five field-goal drives died between the San Francisco 22 and 32, three of them after sacks. The 49ers' own offense scored 11 points on nine possessions that did not start with a takeaway, both scores after Deebo Samuel left. Opponents have now scored eight touchdowns and kicked 12 field goals in five games.

Sam KezarOct 13, 20266 min read

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The 49ers moneyline at Seattle is plus 136 at DraftKings and plus 146 at FanDuel. Kalshi's midpoint makes San Francisco a 38.5 percent winner, and against that number the DraftKings ticket costs $9.14 per $100 while the Seattle ticket at the same book costs 54 cents. Seventy-nine percent of DraftKings' moneyline money is on the 49ers. Last week the same measurement on the Denver game found no premium at all.

Casey MontgomeryOct 9, 20266 min read
Cutting Christian McCaffrey In August Would Clear $1.95 Million
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Cutting Christian McCaffrey In August Would Clear $1.95 Million

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The Roster Was Full, So Kion Smith Cost Colton Dowell His Job
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The Roster Was Full, So Kion Smith Cost Colton Dowell His Job

The 49ers signed OL Kion Smith to a one-year deal and waived WR Colton Dowell, announced at 9:46 a.m. Thursday. Smith is 27, has appeared in 23 games with two starts across five seasons with Atlanta and Miami, and both of those starts came last year. He was one of three offensive linemen the club worked out Wednesday, on a day its interior could not field enough healthy bodies to run the left guard competition it had planned. The roster was already at the limit, so the signing required the waiver.

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