The 49ers’ preliminary 53-man roster obtained a shakeup Wednesday once they introduced a pair roster strikes.
First, they claimed offensive lineman Blake Hance off waivers, and added him to the roster by waiving working again Trey Sermon. The membership additionally positioned linebacker Curtis Robinson and free security Jimmie Ward on injured reserve, then signed defensive finish Jordan Willis together with tight finish Tyler Kroft.
The Sermon launch got here as a little bit of a shock since normal supervisor John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan had each praised the 2021 third-round decide within the days main as much as remaining cuts.
Ward and Robinson have been each anticipated to go on IR, and the 49ers agreed to convey again Kroft and Willis shortly after releasing each gamers at remaining cuts. Their veteran standing didn’t topic them to waivers.
Right here’s a rundown of the brand new 53-man roster that San Francisco will doubtless carry into Week 1 and their apply squad choices at every place:
Quarterback (3)
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Trey Lance
Jimmy Garoppolo
Brock Purdy
Apply squad: None
Operating again (4)
Elijah Mitchell
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Tyrion Davis-Worth
Jordan Mason
Apply squad: None
Fullback (1)
Kyle Juszczyk
Apply squad: None
Huge receiver (5)
Deebo Samuel
Brandon Aiyuk
Jauan Jennings
Ray-Ray McCloud
Danny Grey
Apply squad: Tay Martin, Willie Snead IV, Malik Turner
Tight finish (4)
George Kittle
Charlie Woerner
Ross Dwelley
Tyler Kroft
Apply squad: None
Offensive line (10)
Trent Williams
Mike McGlinchey
Colton McKivitz
Jake Brendel
Daniel Brunskill
Aaron Banks
Jaylon Moore
Spencer Burford
Nick Zakelj
Blake Hance
Apply squad: Alfredo Gutierrez, Jason Poe, Keaton Sutherland
Line of defense (10)
Nick Bosa
Samson Ebukam
Drake Jackson
Charles Omenihu
Arik Armstead
Javon Kinlaw
Kevin Givens
Kerry Hyder
Hassan Ridgeway
Jordan Willis
Apply squad: Alex Barrett, Akeem Spence, Kemoko Turay
Linebacker (5)
Fred Warner
Dre Greenlaw
Azeez Al-Shaair
Oren Burks
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
Apply squad: Marcelino McCrary-Ball
Cornerback (5)
Charvarius Ward
Emmanuel Moseley
Ambry Thomas
Samuel Womack
Deommodore Lenoir
Apply squad: Qwuantrezz Knight
Security (4)
Jimmie Ward
Tarvarius Moore
Talanoa Hufanga
George Odum
Apply squad: Tashaun Gipson, Tayler Hawkins
Specialists (3)
Ok Robbie Gould
P Mitch Wishnowsky
LS Taybor Pepper