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George Kittle: Mike Evans is our first veteran WR since Emmanuel Sanders

Published Jul 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk called Mike Evans "unguardable" during the offseason practices. 49ers tight end George Kittle concurs.

Kittle lauded Evans' veteran leadership and football IQ.

"One thing that I was talking to [quarterback Brock] Purdy about a couple of days ago was that this is our first veteran wide receiver since we had Emmanuel Sanders," Kittle said recently on the New Heights podcast, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. "Like, I had Deebo [Samuel]. I had Brandon Aiyuk. But they were both like years one through fourâ??Deebo was like year five.

"But Mike Evans is a guy, like, just watching him and his savvinessâ??you know the concept; you have coverage in the red zone; one guy has the corner; the other guy has the â??now' route underneath itâ??and the way he sets it up versus a defender with outside leverage and then just gets wide open, and I'm just like, â??It's so fun to watch.'"

The 49ers, even with all their injuries last season, still finished fifth in passing offense. If Evans can stay healthy, he should make them even...

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