2026 Final-53 & Depth Chart | Page 19

OnTheClock · 2026-04-26T18:10:28-07:00

(3) QB: Brock Purdy, Mac Jones, Kurtis Rourke (4) RB: CMC, Jordan James, Kaelon Black*, Juice (Notes: Guerendo traded/cut, Taylor cut and put on PS) (3) TE: Kittle, Tonges, Farrell (dude blows but they didn't get anyone to challenge him) (6) WR: Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling*, Christian Kirk, Jacob Cowing, Demarcus Robinson (fans scream after Watkins gets cut and put on PS - he only makes it if Cowing gets hurt again) (4) OT: Trent, Lowe, McKivitz, Cruz* (Foerester won't let them cut him, he was hand-picked by this guy) (6) IOL: Robert Jones, Carver Willis*, Jake Brendel, Brett Toth, Connor Colby, Dominick Puni (Zakelj ends up on PS again unless there's an injury) (5) DE: Nick Bosa, Mykel Williams, Romello Height*, Keion White, Sam Okuayinonu (5) DT: Alfred Collins, CJ West, Osa Odighizuwa, Gracen Halton*, Bryson Eason* (5) LB: Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Gifford, Martin, Dugger* (I think Bethune gets traded, Wallow to PS) (5) CB: Demo Lenoir, Renardo Green, Upton Stout, Nate Hobbs, Prysock (Jakob Robinson, 49ers hold on for dear life hoping he makes it to the PS) (4) S: Jayir Brown (), Marques Sigle, Malik Mustapha, Siran Neal (3) ST: Pineiro, Waltman, Weeks

Aug 31, 2026 at 3:39 AM

#271

Ajinsc
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Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

No guarantee, we just saw Quinn Ewers and Kyle McCord traded so I could have seen Rourke being claimed and it's just not worth risking him when he's signed through 2028 and is a RFA after 2028

I think keeping Rourke on the 53 is all about freeing up Mac for a mid season trade.

Aug 31, 2026 at 4:02 AM

#272

miked1978
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Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

If Rouke is your QB2 next year then why gamble on losing him in waivers?

Not many surprises on the initial 53. Congrats to Thompson for making it. Look forward to learning what the final 53 will be today.

Aug 31, 2026 at 4:36 AM

#273

AB81Rules
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Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

If Rouke is your QB2 next year then why gamble on losing him in waivers?

Not many surprises on the initial 53. Congrats to Thompson for making it. Look forward to learning what the final 53 will be today.

I know some aren't for a 3rd QB but when you could legit lose him then you don't risk it, also look at the Vikings they kept 4 QBs, idk why but they must not want to lose Max Brosmer to waivers

Aug 31, 2026 at 4:59 AM

#274

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Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

If Rouke is your QB2 next year then why gamble on losing him in waivers?

Not many surprises on the initial 53. Congrats to Thompson for making it. Look forward to learning what the final 53 will be today.

I know some aren't for a 3rd QB but when you could legit lose him then you don't risk it, also look at the Vikings they kept 4 QBs, idk why but they must not want to lose Max Brosmer to waivers

9ers still have PTSD from the Philly game.
Going to carry 3 QBs.

Aug 31, 2026 at 5:10 AM

#275

49ersRing
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Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

If Rouke is your QB2 next year then why gamble on losing him in waivers?

Not many surprises on the initial 53. Congrats to Thompson for making it. Look forward to learning what the final 53 will be today.

I know some aren't for a 3rd QB but when you could legit lose him then you don't risk it, also look at the Vikings they kept 4 QBs, idk why but they must not want to lose Max Brosmer to waivers
9ers still have PTSD from the Philly game.
Going to carry 3 QBs.

That year we had kept 3 QBs at the start of the season. Imagine if we hadn't and someone claimed Brock off waivers.

Aug 31, 2026 at 6:46 AM

#276

linkboy
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Originally posted by AB81Rules:
I know some aren't for a 3rd QB but when you could legit lose him then you don't risk it, also look at the Vikings they kept 4 QBs, idk why but they must not want to lose Max Brosmer to waivers

I also wouldn't be surprised if they're looking to do something with JJ McCarty.

Getting beat out by both Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz isn't a good look for the tenth pick.

Aug 31, 2026 at 7:24 AM

#277

ninerjok
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Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

If Rouke is your QB2 next year then why gamble on losing him in waivers?

Not many surprises on the initial 53. Congrats to Thompson for making it. Look forward to learning what the final 53 will be today.

Which still isn't really the final 53 because that changes several times during a season. Regardless, it'll be a final 53 for now.

Aug 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM

#278

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Do you trade Rourke for JJ McCarthy if the Vikings really want to get rid of him

Aug 31, 2026 at 8:50 AM

#279

49ersRing
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Originally posted by 49erF90:
Do you trade Rourke for JJ McCarthy if the Vikings really want to get rid of him

No. Without even going into whether JJM is salvageable or not, he's on a 1st round contract and Rourke is on a 7th round contract. Not worth it to put that much money into the 3rd QB.

Aug 31, 2026 at 8:52 AM

#280

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Originally posted by 49erF90:
Do you trade Rourke for JJ McCarthy if the Vikings really want to get rid of him

It's always worrisome when a QB can't hack it with a great offensive mind. Obviosuly McCarthy wasn't trained well in college in how to be a good pro but if even O'Connell doesn't think he can salvage him.

Aug 31, 2026 at 8:56 AM

#281

Kolohe
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Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by 49erF90:
Do you trade Rourke for JJ McCarthy if the Vikings really want to get rid of him

No. Without even going into whether JJM is salvageable or not, he's on a 1st round contract and Rourke is on a 7th round contract. Not worth it to put that much money into the 3rd QB.

I agree with this. I could see if Mac Jones wasn't on the roster. Then of course you make that move. Then again I wouldn't be mad if Rourke was the next man up behind Purdy. Honestly the back up QB spots are locked up and should be the last thing they tweak on the roster. How about messing with the DE and Safety positions? They could use upgrades there.

Aug 31, 2026 at 9:53 AM

#282

dj43
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Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

There was some good tape on him from his final year at Indiana. The main reason he went so late was because his ACL was torn and limited his performance.

He would certainly be worth a waiver claim for a team needing a better backup. Teams spend a lot of time scouting players on other teams. There is an entire staff or pro scouts. All they do is watch other teams for possible future deals.

Aug 31, 2026 at 10:03 AM

#283

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Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

There was some good tape on him from his final year at Indiana. The main reason he went so late was because his ACL was torn and limited his performance.

He would certainly be worth a waiver claim for a team needing a better backup. Teams spend a lot of time scouting players on other teams. There is an entire staff or pro scouts. All they do is watch other teams for possible future deals.

Also I'll add that this to me means they are very likely to trade or at least expect Mac jones to no longer be on the team by this time next year

Aug 31, 2026 at 10:06 AM

#284

jdt84_2
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Originally posted by Afrikan:
I do think Rourke would have made it back to our practice squad. Not like there is much film on him. But when Kyle falls in love.. he loves HARD!

Edit- wait a sec... has he only played one preseason game with us? Nothing last year? When did he get injured? I can't pull up anything on Google/Espn/NFL.

Kyle must have loved what he saw in practice/OTAs. Oh God this sounds familiar.

He looked good, in a game of 2nd stringers vs starters.
I doubt he would have cleared waivers.

Aug 31, 2026 at 12:17 PM

#285

SmokeyJoe
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Remember, the actual NFL rosters are NOT what you see on the websites.

There are many undocumented players in the league who didn't clear all 3 aspects of the waivers (mental, physical, and emotional).
— Dominique Clare (@DomClare) August 31, 2026