Released or Waived
The first-known source of the news is listed next to each player's name. If no source is listed, that means the 49ers made the initial announcement.
Saturday, September 5
DL Alex Barrett
WR River Cracraft
S Johnathan Cyprien (The Athletic)
DL Darrion Daniels (The Athletic)
DB Evan Foster (San Francisco Chronicle)
C Hroniss Grasu (The Athletic)
TE MarQueis Gray
TE Chase Harrell
CB Tim Harris (The Athletic)
RB JaMycal Hasty (The Athletic)
FB Josh Hokit (The Athletic)
WR Jauan Jennings (Instagram)
CB Dontae Johnson (The Athletic)
OL Jaryd Jones-Smith
DE Dion Jordan (ESPN)
DL Cameron Malveaux
S Jared Mayden
WR Shawn Poindexter (The Athletic)
OL Ross Reynolds (NBC Sports Bay Area, waived/injured)
OL Dakoda Shepley (The Athletic)
OL William Sweet
LB Joe Walker (The Athletic)
WR Kevin White (ESPN)
Shepley is expected to join the practice squad, per NBC Sports Bay Area.
Hokit is expected to join the practice squad, per The Athletic.
Friday, September 4
CB Jamar Taylor (The Athletic)
Taylor was informed of his release on Thursday, September 3. The move, however, wasn't made official until Friday, September 4.
Reserve/Physically-Unable-to-Perform List
These players will be ineligible to play or practice for the first six weeks of the season.
DE Ronald Blair III is expected to land on this list (NBC Sports Bay Area)
C Weston Richburg is expected to land on this list
DE Jullian Taylor is expected to land on this list
Injured Reserve
WR Tavon Austin (knee)
WR Jalen Hurd (ACL)
WR J.J. Nelson (knee)
Waived With Injury Settlement
DE Jonathan Kongbo (groin, waived, reverted to IR when unclaimed)
Key Upcoming Dates
Sunday, September 6
NFL clubs may claim players who were waived by other teams until 9 a.m. PT.
NFL clubs may begin establishing a practice squad of 16 eligible players starting at 10 a.m. PT.
Sunday, September 13
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, regular-season opener, Levi's Stadium, 1:25 p.m. PT
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