Y2's Roster Power Rankings Entering Preseason Game Three

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Went through the game again today to make sure to get this up before tonight's important game three. Check out last week's rankings here: 
 

1) DeForrest Buckner, DT – (#1, #1, #1)

Didn’t play because of the injury, but nobody up top stood out in a noticeable way to remove him from the top spot in the rankings.

2) Reuben Foster, LB – (#3, #2, #2)

Around a lot of plays once again. Was tackled as he tried to make a tackle on an 8-yard gain (not sure why holding wasn’t called). Great diving tackle on a short pass play to prevent a big gain.

3) NaVorro Bowman, LB – (#7, #4, #4)

Missed a goal line tackle but was saved by Jerome. On the next play, he combined with Carradine to make the stop. Great coverage on a third down early. Made some necessary clean-up tackles. Looked good in his quarter-plus of play.

4) Joe Staley, LT – (#4, #3, #3)

Struggled to contain his man on the opening run play, and he helped make the tackle.  After that, he was as steady as usual. Did much better against the second string defense, which is unsurprising. He moves down due to Bowman playing very well and not having any poor plays.

5) Solomon Thomas, DT – (#2, #7, #5)

After a great game getting pressure, seemed to get none in game two. Was mostly unheard of in the few snaps he got, and then was probably wisely taken out of the game (no need to get him hurt in the preseason).

6) Pierre Garcon, WR – (#6, #6, #7)

Had a nice second down reception to help turn a 3rd and long into 3rd and short. Didn’t play much otherwise. Moves back up into 6th because of mistakes.

7) Marquise Goodwin, WR – (#15, #8, #8)

Had a couple good early receptions that helped showcase his route running abilities.  Followed it up with a play where he was juggling the catch as he fell to the ground and the defensive back stole it for a technical INT. Made up for it with another big first down catch on third down (his 3rd first down reception of the game). Still moved him up over Hoyer.

8) Brian Hoyer, QB – (#5, #5, #6)

Showed some good accuracy on most of his throws (was a little off on his first one). Slipped just before throwing on one off-target pass that landed out of bounds. Looked like he felt phantom pressure on his bizarre fumbled pass attempt. Otherwise, he was mostly on target. He did get dinged for an INT that was obviously Goodwin’s fault. Moved him below Goodwin because Goodwin made more plays and the turnover was slightly less stupid.

9) Kyle Juszczyk, FB – (#9, #10, #10)

Made a nice move on a short reception that he turned into a pretty large gain. Great block to open the hole on Hyde’s first actual gain of the day. Moved him ahead of Hyde because I think he looked better than Hyde did in his limited snaps.

10) Eric Reid, SS – (#11, #16, #13)

Looked good filling holes and making tackles for minimal gains. Good coverage on a deep pass to the tight end, but likely tipped away an INT for Jerome. Reid was a real monster in getting to guys super early for short gains. Looks great in this SS role. Starting to believe we may want to look at signing him long-term. Currently our best DB. Almost certainly the player of the game in preseason week 2.

11) Carlos Hyde, RB – (#19, #9, #9)

Once again – offensive line did nothing to help him. Didn’t get to see what happened on a pitch play that ended up on the ground. Didn’t notice an open cutback lane on one run, though it likely wouldn’t have been a big gain anyway. Seemed to run better when Juszczyk was blocking for him. Forced himself through a few holes for gains that were all on him. Hardly his fault that he loses a spot as his line hasn’t done him any favors.

12) K’Waun Williams, CB – (#32, #15, #12)

Unseen, unheard is a good way to be as a defensive back. Once again seems like the strongest corner on the team at the moment.

13) Arik Armstead, DL – (#13, #11, #11)

Didn’t get a lot of push for the second consecutive game. Crashed inside on the Broncos’ first TD run, and the ball ran at where he was initially lined up. Easily walled off on an outside run that went for a gain of 8. Missed a 3rd down sack and Lynch ended up scrambling for a first down. Had to move him back down to 13 as he isn’t doing anything just yet.

14) Earl Mitchell, NT – (#16, #12, #14)

Not bad at holding his own in run defense, though he did miss a goal line tackle. Broke through the line for one of the rare pressures on Lynch, though Lynch got the ball away just in time. Held on the next play as he quickly burst through the line on a run play.

15) George Kittle, TE – (#10, #18, #17)

49ers should be plenty happy with Kittle’s debut. He looked pretty good as a run blocker, which will obviously be necessary in order for him to win the starting job. Great reception that he single-handedly turned into a huge play by showing good balance and finding his way into the endzone. Great opening game for him.

16) Elvis Dumervil, DL/LB – (#14, #13, #15)

Dumervil loses another spot in the rankings for once again not getting any noticeable pressure in his limited snaps.

17) Jimmie Ward, FS – (#12, #19, #18)

Ward didn’t play last week, still won’t play this week, and may continue to move up the board by virtue of the whole team continuing to struggle.  

18) Zane Beadles, OL – (#51, #25, #23)

You know who quietly had the best game of the starting offensive linemen? It’s probably not a good thing that I thought he was the best run blocker on the starting line, and probably worse that it still wasn’t anything spectacular.

19) Daniel Kilgore, C/G – (#26, #17, #16)

Had a very difficult time controlling his man on the first run play, and he moved down the line and made the tackle. Once again struggled to block his guy on another run play that went for no gain. Struggled initially to move his guy on Hightower’s fumble, but made up for it by opening the initial cutback lane.

20) Robbie Gould, K – (#22, #22, #21)

Hard to be impressive in a game like that. Still, Gould moves up a spot by default.

21) Dontae Johnson, CB – (#33, #24, #22)

Has to have a stranglehold on the CB #2 spot. Greatest thing I can say about him is that the ball was never thrown his way while he was in. So…he’s good in that regard. He might not be better than Robinson, but he’s playing better currently than Robinson by virtue of simply not playing noticeably poorly.

22) Rashard Robinson, CB – (#8, #14, #20)

Again – missed some easy important tackles, including one on the 3rd and long on the opening drive. Couldn’t get his head turned around on a pass into the endzone and called for interference. Got lucky by not getting called interference on a deep pass. Followed all this up with one nice tackle on 3rd and long and celebrated. Moving deservedly down the rankings again.

23) Trent Brown, RT – (#20, #20, #24)

The story on Trent Brown is very well known at this point. He’s great at pass blocking. Poor in run blocking. Often fought his way to the second level to block nobody, and lightly toss his guy aside without doing anything. His move up the board is thanks to Brooks leaving it.

24) Eli Harold, LB – (#39, #47, #55)

He'll get a pretty big boost up these rankings for securing the starting SAM job this early in camp (after I previously thought he was most likely to be cut of the backup linebackers). He’s young, so I get it, but he didn’t necessarily win the job by being impressive. Mostly unseen in the first quarter. Got some pressure on a play in the second in which he forced the tackle to hold him. Then took  himself out of the play on a pass rush in which Lynch ran right through a wide open hole and took off for a big gain on a scramble. Struggled to hold his own on a big run play through his gap. Finally beat his man on an inside pass rush move and missed the sack.

25) Brandon Fusco, G – (#25, #23, #25)

Blocked his guy into the run hole on one play, and did little on another when Hyde forced himself through a hole to gain yardage. Struggled to move his guy and forced Hightower to cut back inside on his fumble. He’s holding onto a starting spot by virtue of having no competition. Still, he remains high up the board as the final of the players either starting or playing important roles on the team.

26) Joshua Garnett, G – (#30, #30, #26)

Garnett is sorely missed, and we’re still not sure if he’s any good or not.

27) Matt Breida, RB – (#56, #33, #27)

No playing time for Breida, but nobody who deserved to move up over him in my view.

28) Joe Williams, RB – (#24, #36, #28)

Poor Joe Williams looked to get his first carry of the game late in the game, when Norman Price caused a fumble by not blocking his man and allowing him to blow up the handoff.  

29) Tim Hightower, RB – (#44, #27, #29)

Did a great job picking up a blitzer on the play where Hoyer made his odd fumble. Made a great cutback on his first run, but ended up fumbling when he did not hold onto the ball long enough. Same type of play as in the 2011 NFC Championship game where the Giants running back was cleared of a fumble by the refs blowing the play dead for stopped forward progress. Thought it was a fumble then. Was a fumble now. Absolutely bowled over Barnes on a short run, though Barnes paid him back by barely blocking his guy on the next run.

30) Bradley Pinion, P – (#28, #28)

Quietly having a pretty solid preseason punting the ball. Ranked 6th in punt average.

31) Aldrick Robinson, WR – (#46, #32, #32)

Robinson has made the biggest plays of the preseason, but he came into the game after Louis Murphy, so I’m struggling to figure out how big of a role the team expects him to have.

32) Jeremy Kerley, WR – (#23, #35, #33)

Didn’t pay a ton of attention to Kerley to be honest. I know he’s still the starting slot receiver over Taylor, which means he’s currently slotted (pun mostly unintended) to have a big role in the offense, even if it’s not translating to preseason.

33) Aaron Lynch, LB – (#42, #38, #34)

Lynch was held out of preseason game two with an injury. He moves up as I was forced to drop Taylor.

34) Tank Carradine, DL – (#47, #26, #35)

Didn’t notice him often, which means I didn’t notice anything bad or good. Just an okay game. Did get one of the rare pressures in this game, but barely missed Lynch for a sack. Did a great job moving down the line to stop a run play for a minimal gain. Got another good pressure on a play that ultimately went for a first down anyway.

35) Jaquiski Tartt, S – (#29, #29, #37)

Questionable whether or not Tartt actually touched the ball on the punt that gave the Broncos the ball deep, but he needs to show more awareness on getting clear of it. Got caught making an ill-attempted blitz, but made up for it by dropping back into a short zone. Followed this up later in the drive by getting a sack on a blitz. Looked good as a blitzer, though got a bit lucky on the landing on the sack. Nearly a roughing the QB penalty. Good job in tackling, too. Stopped most plays for short gains. Did miss a tackle on a touchdown called back for holding. Looks like it was his zone that was attacked for a first down on 2nd and long in the 3rd quarter. Tartt moves up a few spots as his spot as the third safety seems a bit more secure with the news that Jerome is struggling to find a role on Special Teams.

36) Chris Jones, DL – (#48, #40, #38)

One of the starters in this game due to Buckner being held out. Looked merely okay in run defense, and unheard of on passing downs. Didn’t see how it happened but he was on his back on a 10-yard run through his gap to open a Broncos drive. Hasn’t been spectacular, but he appears to be a top backup on the defensive line. I say “appears” as Douzable and Marks were brought in for a reason. He would be the only culprit I can think of (other than maybe a surprise Carradine trade). Still, he moves up because of a few rookies needing to slip.

37) Trent Taylor, WR – (#35, #31, #31)

Taylor reaches his lowest spots in the rankings. He has not really spent much time with the first or second team offenses, and he’s only a backup at punt returner. He’s in no danger of missing the squad, but given how prolific he was in training camp, it is disappointing to not see that translate into the preseason.

38) Kyle Nelson, LS – (#41, #41, #39)

Nelson gets a slight bump up the rankings with Lorenzo Jerome falling a bit this week.

39) Ray-Ray Armstrong, LB – (#50, #39, #40)

Gave his guy a lot of room on a first and long pass, but made up for it by quickly making the tackle and limiting run after catch. Had good pressure on a blitz on the next play, but Lynch ran away threw a wide-open hole on the other side. Played a lot and around a lot of tackles. Did miss one in the third quarter that turned a short gain into a medium gain.

40) Lorenzo Jerome, DB – (#58, #37, #36)

Great tackle on the first play for a minimal gain. Nearly had an INT later but it looks like Reid tipped it on 3rd down.  Great goal line tackle later. He has really looked the part on defense, but it should stand out that the coaches questioned his effort on Special Teams. This could mean that he’ll be inactive on game days, and because of that, he loses a few spots to guys who will be active.

41) DJ Jones, DL – (#49, #34, #43)

Burst through the line on his first defensive play and stopped the back for a loss. Once again was hard to block and helped stop a run play for another short gain. Refused to be moved from the hole on another run where he held the lineman in the hole and allowed Watson and Anderson to clean it up. Did it again – seemed to have a quietly monster game in run defense (where he’ll need to make his mark).

42) Ahkello Witherspoon, CB (#18, NR, #41)

Played a LOT in this game, and I do not remember him being targeted, and he certainly did not allow any plays. That’s great for him, because he’s one of the few CBs where that holds true. Did catch him make a tackle to a ball thrown into a small window in the zone defense (did not appear to be Witherspoon’s fault). Got a slight bump down as Jones was too good to not bump up.

43) Garry Gilliam, T – (#34, #43, #42)

Gilliam still is holding his own against the second team defense of opponents, so it must be practice time where Brown clearly outplayed him. He did seem confused on Robinson’s big reception and didn’t pick up his guy, though Beathard got rid of the ball quickly.  Nearly allowed his guy to Beathard in the 4th quarter, but Beathard easily stepped forward into the pocket.

44) CJ Beathard, QB – (#53, #45, #45)

Beathard finally earns a ranking higher than Barkley by coming in first in game two, and earning the right to come in first in tonight’s game three. He showed some mixed accuracy in the game, but his best play (in the first half) was one that didn’t matter. While getting rushed, he showed great pocket awareness to escape the blitzer, actually rolled out to his left, and threw a deep Hail Mary pass that feel incomplete (there was holding on the play, too). Been a while since we’ve seen that in SF. Great job getting rid of the ball quickly on Robinson’s big gain. Found Kittle for a short gain that turned into a TD. Overthrew a wide-open Bolden in the 4th.

45) Vance McDonald, TE – (#45, #56, #53)

McDonald once again returns to his highest spot in the rankings as his spot seems safer than ever (this year). Opened again as the starter at TE, so his spot has to be considered somewhat safe at this point, even though Kittle will likely look to take over in the near future. Again, had trouble with hands on the first ball thrown his way, but caught the next.  Ran a great route on 3rd and 5 and caught the ball for a first down.

46) Keith Reaser, CB – (#31, #42, #46)

Did much better this week than last. He did not get in until late in the first half, but didn’t make many noticeable mistakes. He was around the ball in coverage on a few plays. I only counted one pass thrown to his guy, and he stopped him for a minimal gain.

47) Logan Paulsen, TE – (#37, #47, #47)

The blocking tight end was once again strong in run blocking. Often was the main blocker on run plays ahead of Juszczyk. Almost beat on a pass play deep in our own territory, but recovered nicely to give Hoyer time to throw. Looked great in pass protection with the second team line. Had a few penalties on special teams.

48) Dekoda Watson, LB – (#40, #48, #50)

His first play on the opening kickoff likely helped show why Brooks was shown the door – able to stop the Denver returner deep in his own territory. Unfortunate unnecessary roughness penalty on the first drive that flipped field position. Didn’t really show much as a pass-rusher, but he was around the ball on a few tackles.

49) Matt Barkley, QB – (#36, #44, #44)

Poor Barkley got the short end of the stick in this one, not that he didn’t deserve it. He entered the game late, and one of his only drives was cut short thanks to Norman Price. Beathard can seal the deal tonight which would likely mean Barkley is headed for the free agent list.

50) Tim Barnes, C – (#64, #52, #48)

May not be as safe after all, as he seemed to struggle on the second offensive line where Magnuson continued to shine. Got bowled over by Hightower when he couldn’t get out of the hole. Allowed his guy into the backfield on the very next play, on a run stopped for a loss.

51) Aaron Burbridge, WR – (#57, #53, #49)

Did not play, and that may hurt him some if another wide receiver can step up and play on Special Teams.

52) Brock Coyle, LB – (#63, #49, #51)

First chance to watch him, and he reminds me an awful lot of Nick Bellore in every possible way. This is good for Special Teams. This is not good for defense. Missed some tackles and took odd angles. Change odd to bad angles on some plays. Over-ran a few plays.

53) Vinnie Sunseri, S – (#54, #54, #54)

Still a special teams starter, but isn’t showing anything on defense. One of the clear hints that were dropped this week was that if Lorenzo Jerome was going to be active on gamedays, he would have to show up on Special Teams. While he wasn’t really spectacular on defense, showing up on Special Teams is what caused him to make the roster these rankings. He is the one I am least certain of, so he’ll stay at #53.

54) Erik Magnuson, OL – (#84, #85, #62), Practice Squad Player #1

Paid extra close attention to Magnuson. The guy looks the part against backups. Easily handled his man in pass protection late in the second quarter. On one play he blocked his guy, casually passed him aside to Gilliam, and then easily picked up a blitzing linebacker. Great awareness on that play.  Good run blocking as well, including bailing out Barnes on a run through his hole for a short gain. Held up well all game. When he moved to center, he made his first poor block of the game where his man stopped a run for a short gain. After that, he was back to being as steady as they come. Given the dearth of young offensive line talent, I think he’ll be given every chance to make the squad. I’m holding him out for now, but if he continues to perform well, he should easily be kept over Barnes.

55) Pita Taumoepenu, LB – (#43, #55, #60), Practice Squad Player #2

Shows great initial burst in his pass-rush, which is a great thing. Definitely looked good. One good sign is that he did get a lot of special teams plays. I tried to watch for him, but he was often out of the camera’s view. Had a good inside move on a third and one and was part of the reason the play went for no gain. A couple great inside moves on his sack. With a few more games like this, it will be harder to sneak him onto the practice squad. Missed a Special Teams tackle early in the 4th in punt coverage. Had to be held so he didn’t get a second sack.

56) Will Redmond, CB – (#52, #50, #52)

Finally drops off the roster in these rankings after barely hanging on. I think Special Teams will play a large decision-making part of the roster, and Redmond hasn’t really been on those teams. He didn’t play in the last game, and I think he’s still got a chance, but a back-up slot coverage guy may not be the biggest need. We’ll see how tonight works out for him. I don’t have him making the practice squad because if he’s cut, I’d expect another team to claim the 3rd round pick from last year.

57) Kendrick Bourne, WR – (#88, #63, #57), Practice Squad Player #3

On one of his first plays in, he picked back up where he left off in preseason game number one, making a bit reception late in the first. Good move to break a tackle on a short reception that ended up not counting thanks to a Blake Bell penalty. After that, he had a quiet night.

58) Raheem Mostert, RB – (#78, #78, #59)

Again – the opening kick returner. Actually looked pretty shifty during his returns, though they were mostly all called back due to penalties. I was actually wrong on Mostert, however. I do not believe he has practice squad eligibility. And, we might not have a reason to keep a RB with four likely to make the roster.

59) Leger Douzable, DE – (NR, NR, #86)

A late camp pick-up saw a lot of time in the second half. Held his own in run defense on plays to his side (making a few tackles), but seemed easily stonewalled by the second team line on passing downs. Hard to gauge where he fits in with the team as he’s a former Saleh guy brought in to a position that already seemingly had great depth. Was unblockable at times. I think he might have a realistic shot at making the squad, but for now I keep him off. Tonight could be telling.

60) Victor Bolden, Jr., WR – (#70, #62, #66), Practice Squad Player #4

Hard to say where he fits in at the moment. He looks okay as a kick returner, and is coming in as the second returner on those plays. Made a very poor decision to bring a ball deep out of the endzone on a return that barely made it to the 20 on one return. Took it out again on the next play, and showed excellent vision and burst to follow his blocks and take it to the house. A return touchdown is a good way to make an impact and a potential roster spot case. This week, he picks up the practice squad spot left behind by Mostert’s ineligibility.

61) Quinton Dial, NT – (#38, #57, #58)

The poor guy has been overlooked (as I drop him a few spots) all offseason but he still commanded a few double-teams, and broke through on some run plays where he mostly held his own. Almost cleaned up Harold’s missed sack, but the QB managed to get the ball away at the last moment. Helped stop a third and one play behind the line of scrimmage.

62) Louis Murphy, WR – (Unranked, #65, #81)

Had to bump him back up the rankings a bit as he surprisingly entered the game earlier than many receivers thought to be in that competition for a potential 6th WR spot, and even earlier than Aldrick Robinson and Trent Taylor for that matter. Didn’t make any plays while in, however. Though he did have a good block on Kittle’s TD run after catch. One ball went his way, but was overthrown. Finally had a reception late in the third. His lengthy playing time and early entry likely means the team is giving him a real shot to win a spot on the roster.

63) Cole Hikutini, TE – (#55, #51, #56), Practice Squad Player #5

Hikutini did nothing of note in the game, and looks less and less likely to make the team. He’s still completely likely to make the practice squad, however.

64) Darrell Williams, Jr., OL – (#85, #60, #61), Practice Squad Player #6

Didn’t stand out (in a good way) while playing for a few snaps with the third team offensive line. The first time he was noticeable was on the kick return touchdown where he opened the initial hole for Bolden to burst through. Him falling has more to do with a few more players more likely to make the squad performing well in preseason game two. I still think highly of him.

65) Noble Nwachukwu, DL – (#72, #73, #65), Practice Squad Player #7

Once again was very stout as a run defender, and found his way to the ball on a few occasions. Burst through the line on the long run touchdown play, but a last second block prevented him from making a stop in the backfield.

66) Austin Calitro, LB – (NR, #86, #63), Practice Squad Player #8

Did not notice him in on Special Teams until late in the third, but he made a tackle on the first play I saw him in on. Badly missed a tackle on a long TD run late in the game.

67) Adrian Colbert, CB – (#59, #59, #64), Practice Squad Player #9

Was in on punt coverage in the 4th, but seemed sorta lazy as the punt returner ran away from his side of the field. Badly missed a tackle on the first snap I saw of him in pass coverage. Finally made a good play by stopping a WR screen for a short gain.

68) DeAndre Smelter, WR – (#67, #61, #67)

Good play to force a punt protector to hold him to prevent a punt block on an early punt. Showed up big again on special teams when he blocked the last guy on Bolden’s big return. Because he’s not showing up on offense, I do not consider him to have much of a chance. But Burbridge’s injury and missing time, if it continues, would open him up to do just that with continued solid Special Teams play.

69) Andrew Gardner, G – (NR, NR, #85)

Easily held his own on the third team line, and probably should take over for Flynn tonight with the second team. One play, he calmly held his guy at bay literally with one arm.

70) DeAndre Carter, WR – (#69, #71, #76)

Did not really see him in on offense, but he had a big block on the Bolden kick return touchdown. Carter still gets a sizable boost up the rankings because of special teams play and because those behind him either didn’t play or played poorly (at least at times).

71) Don Jones, S – (#79, #79, #69)

Once again in on special teams, so one would think he’s directly in competition with Sunseri for a potential spot on the team. He was okay on defense. Did allow an easy first down reception to his man in the 4th. Sunseri seems better all-around, so I don’t see Jones as being much competition for a roster spot. And right after I typed this, Jones followed up with two big tackles.

72) Andrew Lauderdale, OL – (#82, #83, #72)

Entered at right tackle with the third team line. Didn’t get enough snaps to stand out in any meaningful way good or bad. Still, didn’t do anything to move down the roster, and he seems more likely to catch the 2nd lineman spot on the practice squad by virtue of Magnuson making the team than Celek does at making the team himself.  

73) Garrett Celek, TE – (#71, #80, #70)

Had a few snaps on Special Teams and offense but did not really show up in any meaningful way. He’s just treading water at this point.

74) Asa Jackson, CB – (Unranked, #66, #73)

Really poor coverage on a touchdown thrown to the guy he was covering. He was beat by not paying attention to his man stopping short of the goal line. Made a stop later after the first down marker on a pass thrown short of his zone. Was then beat easily on the next play for another first down. He’d experience a larger drop if anyone behind him made me do it.

75) Sean Porter, LB – (Unranked, #67, #74)

Did not play last week. Still unlikely to make the roster and is just a body.

76) Ronald Blair, DL – (#65, #68, #75)

Did not play last week, and seems less and less likely by the week to have a shot at making the squad.

77) Shayne Skov, LB – (NR, NR, NR)

Skov is back, and showed great awareness on a third and long screen, stopping it for near nothing. He looked good, but it’s hard to think he has much of a chance on the team, especially given that he was released once already much earlier in the offseason. Took a bad angle and missed a tackle on the long TD run late in the game.

78) Prince Charles Iworah, CB – (#77, #77, #77)

Not playing did not help his already extremely slim chances of sticking around.

79) Will Davis, CB – (#62, #70, #78)

Once again made poor tackling attempts on defense. I do not see him as being much more than a body at this point, and I chose not to pay a lot of attention to him.

80) John Theus, T – (#73, #74, #79)

He was once again pretty good in run blocking, though he did badly miss his guy on a short gain where the end easily made the tackle. He looked improved in pass protection. He was not impressive enough to cause me to move him up the list, however.

81) J. P. Flynn, OL – (#81, #82, #80)

Was initially better this week in run blocking, but not by a great margin. Didn’t seem to struggle much in pass protection, with the exception of one play where he allowed enough pressure for his guy to bat the ball down at the line of scrimmage on 3rd and long. In the fourth quarter, his poor run blocking returned as he easily allowed his guy to get past him to stop a run in the backfield.  

82) Kapri Bibbs, RB – (#61, #69)

Despite messing up big time last week, he opened as the punt protector for Pinion yet again. Showed some good burst on a few short runs, but otherwise did not make much noise in competition where he seems to be last in the pecking order. Could not hold onto a third down reception that was nearly a fumble. Would not have gone for a first down, however.

83) Tim Patrick, WR – (Unranked, #72, #83)

Patrick got one special teams snap and that was it. Even less than a low snap count the previous week.

84) Nick Mullens, QB – (#75, #76, #84), Practice Squad Player #10

Mullens is only the practice squad QB by default. There are no other options. He does not seem to be anything more than a body and got no snaps in the first preseason game, which is not necessarily a good sign. Granted – Beathard needed these snaps, but if Mullens was going to be looked at as a legitimate practice squad player, he likely would have gotten in the game for the last drive of running plays. We’ll see if he plays in the 4th preseason game.

85) Sen’Derrick Marks, DL – (NR, NR, NR)

Marks was just signed last week, and would appear to have no shot at making the team, but I thought the same about Douzable until I saw how much time he was given and his history with the team. Plus, Marks being added as well leads me to believe that the front office feels they need extra defensive linemen for a reason. ‘Where there’s smoke there’s fire’ kinda thing.

86) Blake Bell, TE – (#80, #81, #87)

Absolutely confounding me is the fact that Bell was a Special Teams starter in this game. Did have a reception late in the fourth where he broke a tackle for a first down. Still think he has no shot at the squad, but it will be interesting to see if he starts on Special Teams tonight.

87) Open Roster Spot

Brooks was released and nobody has taken his spot as of yet. I refuse to bump Price up the rankings, so the open roster spot gets spot #87.

88) Norman Price, OL – (#74, #75, #88)

Picked right up where he left off in the Chiefs game. This is not a good thing. Just awful yet again.

89) Tyler McCloskey, FB (#89, #88, #89)

Got plenty of snaps, but is still a back-up FB behind a good starter.

90) Nick Rose, K (#90, #89, #90)

Rose is still not in contention for anything. Best wishes to him.

 

 

Previously Ranked:

NR) Ahmad Brooks, LB – (#21, #21, #19)

It was always a bad sign when he came in with the 2nd defense last game, but it’s still probably a little bit surprising that he was released. Best wishes to third place on the all-time 49ers sacks leaderboard.

NR) Donavin Newsom, LB – (#86, #64, #68)

As expected/predicted, Newsom ended up on IR and is slated to return next season to try again.

NR) Jayson DiManche, LB – (Unranked, #87, #71)

DiManche was waived/injured and is now on IR.

NR) Chanceller James, S – (#76, #58)

Great multiple times in run support, and often had good coverage as a safety. Was the main guy in coverage on a pass Mahomes sailed out of the endzone (though likely had to in order to avoid throwing an INT to James). Was called for an iffy pass interference in the third near the goal line on the next play. Did jump offsides later on an attempted blitz. He was in on the final punt return, so not sure when the injury occurred.

NR) Richard Levy, OL – (#83, #84)

I never noticed the snap he got and he was released so it didn’t matter.

NR) Malcolm Smith, LB – (#17)

Tough break for Smith. By all accounts he was having a stellar camp before the injury ended his season before it even began.

NR) Jeremy Zuttah, C/G – (#27)

Tough break for Zuttah. By all accounts he was having a lazy camp in which he seemed disinterested in competing at guard before the release ended his season (with us) before it even began.

NR) Jimmie Gilbert, LB – (#60)

I thought he was a shoe-in for the practice squad, but his injury means he’ll be sticking around anyway.

NR) Bruce Ellington, WR – (#66)

Ellington was released, claimed by the Jets, and to no one’s surprise, did not pass a physical.

NR) BJ Johnson III, WR – (#68)

An injury has ended Johnson’s season early, but he’ll be able to be back with the team next year.

NR) Zach Franklin, CB – (#87)

Another player waived/injured and back with the team next year.

 

There you have it. Let me know your differences!