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Day 9 of the San Francisco 49ers training camp is officially over, as it was a light practice, with the energy level lowered after a long practice on Friday, with Brock Purdy taking a rest day, allowing Trey Lance and Sam Darnold to work with the first-team offense.
It was an underwhelming start for the quarterbacks, but Trey Lance finished strong, ending with a deep touchdown pass to Willie Snead on an incredible catch for a touchdown.
The defensive line continued to have their way against the offensive line, recording four sacks, and a few plays that could've swung their way in close calls on another successful day of training camp.
This was done without Arik Armstead, who was one of a multitude of players to rest on a low-energy practice Saturday.
Kerry Hyder had himself a solid practice, beating Matt Pryor for a sack and having some good reps against Colton McKivitz on the edge, while Taco Charlton continued to impress, winning both of his 1-on-1 reps.
On a day where Steve Wilks threw a lot of creative blitzes, it wasn't necessarily a flashy day for the defensive line, as a lot of linebackers and defensive backs got in the action at the line of scrimmage.
Linebackers
Dre Greenlaw was around the ball a lot on Saturday, generating a nice run stop on Christian McCaffrey, while being the first player to the ball on a few occasions, including on a screen pass.
Marcelino-McCrary Ball. You already know the deal with him. He's one to consistently make plays on the ball, flying around a lot as a linebacker, which was seen again on Saturday.
Jalen Graham is another player that I visually saw make a play or two during 11s, as he and Dee Winters look to fight for that final roster spot at linebacker.
Linebacker is a talented position for the 49ers. They're in good hands, top to bottom.
Defensive Backs
Charvarius Ward was beaten by Deebo Samuel on a second consecutive day downfield, only this time, the quarterback overthrew the pass, leading to an incompletion.
That was the lone negative for Ward, who had a nice pass breakup over the middle on a ball intended for George Kittle in a solid day overall during 11s.
D'Shawn Jamison had himself another nice day, nearly picking off a pass for the second consecutive outing, breaking well on a ball from Brandon Allen, and getting both hands on the pass. Now, it came as a sack, but nonetheless was a solid play from the undrafted rookie, whose status on the roster seems stronger and stronger by the day.
Jamison did get beaten by Danny Gray on a deep ball, but it was still a solid day for the undrafted rookie.
There were a few blitzes from defensive backs that were well-designed, leaving free rushers to go after the quarterback, which was the case on an A.J. Parker sack, as well as a few other pressures, including one from George Odum. Good day from the backend, and defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.
What experts predict the 49ers to do in Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft
By David Bonilla
Apr 26
The selection of former Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall came as a surprise to most. There were plenty of surprises in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, with several teams deviating from projections in mock drafts.
Undeterred, a couple of analysts have put together their projections for Day 2 of the draft following the aftermath of the first round.
Dane Brugler of The Athletic believes the 49ers will use the second-round pick, No. 63 overall, to bolster their defense. He projects former Georgia cornerback Kamari Lassiter to join San Francisco with the selection.
"Although his stat sheet and tape don't scream
John Lynch discusses draft strategy following Day 1; Kyle Shanahan jokes about 49ers' past misses
By David Bonilla
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Shortly after the San Francisco 49ers finalized their selection of former Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan shared insights with Bay Area radio station KNBR. Reflecting on Day 1's events, Lynch was questioned about the team's approach for the remaining six rounds.
"Well, we will see," Lynch responded thoughtfully, trying not to reveal too much. "We'll get a good sleep right now. We'll wake up. Tomorrow will be a busy day and a fun day. We've got a lot of picks. We just got to make them count; all of them count."
San Francisco has nine more draft picks, barring any trades. The team's next pick is currently the 63rd overall selection toward the end of the second
No Huddle Podcast: 49ers Play It Smart on Day Two of the Draft
By Site Staff
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(Episode 334) — Al Sacco shares his thoughts on Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk not being traded on day two of the draft, adding cornerback Renardo Green in the second round, the 49ers finally drafting a versatile offensive linemen in Dominick Puni, other positions the 49ers could target on Saturday and more.
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49ers' John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan discuss Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft
By Site Staff
Apr 26
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke to reporters after the second day of the 2024 NFL Draft. Here is everything they had to say.
Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff.
We were just on the conference call with OL Dominick Puni and he suggested that you guys are probably looking at him as a guard, obviously he played tackle as well. What's the plan for him?
John Lynch: "Yeah, our belief is that we're going to start him on the inside as a guard. But the cool thing about Dominick is, it's not often you can say this about a player, that he can play all five. And we believe that's the case with him. He snapped in practice, he snapped in the Senior Bowl
