The San Francisco 49ers had lapses at times, but the offense was quite efficient in their win over the Arizona Cardinals. Despite injuries and a closer-than-expected second half, who was a riser on the 49ers roster?
It's been a long time coming for wide receiver Jordan Watkins, but on Sunday he finally got his chance to step into the spotlight for the San Francisco 49ers.
While it seems unlikely that wide receiver Brandin Cooks will move from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday's game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals, head coach Kyle Shanahan offered a positive update on the veteran's progress.
Last season, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jordan Watkins was basically an afterthought. A fourth-round draft pick in 2025, he appeared in just four games as a rookie and caught two passes for a total of 26 yards.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jordan Watkins hauled in four catches for a game-high 64 receiving yards on eight targets in Thursday night's preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Finally, the preseason is over for the San Francisco 49ers after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders. That game was the last chance for players to make a statement to the coaching staff.
The preseason came to an end for the San Francisco 49ers with an 18-12 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night, meaning there's officially less than two weeks before they kick off the regular season against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia.
The San Francisco 49ers are in need of wide receiver depth right now. Mike Evans, their No. 1 option and big free-agency acquisition this offseason, is currently dealing with a groin injury, while Christian Kirk, another wideout they signed this offseason, has been unable to practice or play for the past month due to a calf strain.
Evans had nothing to prove to anybody regarding his career resume when he signed with the San Francisco 49ers early in free agency this past March, but he seemingly did not have such a mindset during his first offseason program with his current employer.
Two players on the San Francisco 49ers who need to impress with every rep they get are wide receivers Jacob Cowing and Jordan Watkins. Both players are buried on the depth chart after the 49ers signed Mike Evans and Christian Kirk and drafted De’Zhaun Stribling.
The San Francisco 49ers have continued their solid free agency plan by adding Christian Kirk into the mix at wide receiver. The team had a need at wide receiver, but it still impacts some names already on the roster.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The lack of speed on the San Francisco 49ers was evident this season. That's why the offense didn't register a ton of explosive plays. No one had the speed to break one off.
Twice this season—once ahead of a Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams and again before Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans—the San Francisco 49ers elevated defensive tackle Sebastian Valdez from the practice squad.
Two San Francisco 49ers rookies—wide receiver Jordan Watkins and running back Jordan James—had been inactive for every game leading up to the Week 8 matchup against the Houston Texans.
As the San Francisco 49ers prepare to face the Atlanta Falcons Sunday in a home primetime battle, the injuries to some notable offensive playmakers continue to be one of the stories in the early season.
The San Francisco 49ers expect rookie wide receiver Jordan Watkins to make his long-awaited NFL debut on Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons. The fourth-round draft pick had impressed during training camp before a high-ankle sprain sidelined him in the preseason.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (toe) is officially listed as "questionable" for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted it's unlikely Purdy will be healthy enough to start, leaving Mac Jones as the probable Week 3 starter for the second straight game.
When the 49ers drafted Jordan Watkins at the end of Round 4 this year, some people groaned. ANOTHER wide receiver? The 49ers had just drafted five defensive players with their first five picks.
Wide receiver Jordan Watkins has emerged as one of the most intriguing rookies from the San Francisco 49ers' offseason program—at least in the limited practices open to the media.
Jordan Watkins doesn't look like a rookie. He's built like a three-year veteran. He has big, thick thighs like a running back. And during the first week of OTAs, he played with the starters and caught a deep touchdown pass down the middle of the field from Brock Purdy.
Ole Miss football wide receiver Jordan Watkins has come off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft after being selected with the138th overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers.
The Ole Miss Rebels are projected to be sending off a myriad of former standouts into the NFL next week as the annual NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday. One name that is hoping to hear his name called in the draft: Jordan Watkins.
Ole Miss football is set to take on Duke in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2, and while many players across the country opt out of playing in bowl games, the Rebels are an exception with star wide receiver Jordan Watkins and almost all of Ole Miss' upperclassmen opting in to play.
Ole Miss wide receiver Jordan Watkins is one of the more experienced members of an already-veteran-filled team. The senior from Louisville, Kentucky, has once again found himself a key contributor to the Rebels offense, hauling in 10 catches for 211 yards and a touchdown.