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Charvarius Ward, Talanoa Hufanga, Brock Purdy among several 49ers changing jersey numbers
Cornerback
Charvarius Ward has been wearing No. 35 since arriving to the San Francisco 49ers as a free agent this offseason. Rookie quarterback
Brock Purdy wore No. 14. The Faithful have become accustomed to safety
Talanoa Hufanga wearing No. 29. They are just three of several 49ers players who will don new numbers when they step onto the practice field at 11:10 a.m. today.
Cam Inman of Bay Area News Group provided the following list of players changing numbers and the new digits they will wear moving forward.
- No. 3, wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud
- No. 6, wide receiver Danny Gray
- No. 7, cornerback Charvarius Ward
- No. 13, quarterback Brock Purdy
- No. 24, running back Jordan Mason
- No. 26, cornerback Samuel Womack III
- No. 30, safety Talanoa Hufanga
- No. 32, running back Tyrion Davis-Price
- No. 48, linebacker Oren Burks
- No. 61, guard Blake Hance
- No. 63, guard Nick Zakelj
- No. 74, guard Spencer Burford
- No. 92, defensive end Kerry Hyder Jr.
- No. 94, defensive end Charles Omenihu
- No. 95, defensive end Drake Jackson
- No. 98, defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway
Below are the numbers of the players on the 49ers' newly-created practice squad. Wide receiver
Tay Martin takes over Purdy's former number.
- No. 14, wide receiver Tay Martin
- No. 17, wide receiver Malik Turner
- No. 31, safety Tashaun Gipson Sr.
- No. 40, linebacker Marcelino McCrary-Ball
- No. 41, safety Tayler Hawkins
- No. 43, defensive back Qwuantrezz Knight
- No. 53, defensive end Kemoko Turay
- No. 55, defensive tackle Akeem Spence
- No. 58, defensive lineman Alex Barrett
- No. 62, guard Jason Poe
- No. 66, center Keaton Sutherland
- No. 77, offensive tackle Alfredo Gutierrez
- No. 83, wide receiver Willie Snead IV
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