Jake Tonges is latest 49ers player to suffer injury

Each and every season, the San Francisco 49ers deal with among the most injuries across the entire NFL. That trend starter prior to the 2026 season with injuries to Ricky Pearsall, Christian Kirk, Darrick Forrest, Nate Hobbs and others.

As if all those injuries piling up weren't enough, San Francisco suffered not one, but two more injuries on the offensive side of the ball in its Week 1 game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Jake Tonges is the latest 49ers weapon to go down

Tight end Jake Tonges burst onto the scene in 2025. Tonges wasn't expected to produce much with the return of George Kittle, but he was looking to have a second consecutive solid season.

That came to an abrupt end in Week 1 when Tonges exited the game with what was revealed to be a knee injury. Tonges was helped to the sideline by trainers before eventually being carted to the locker room and being ruled out for the game.

Tonges joined rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling as a second San Francisco offensive weapon to be forced to exit the opening game of the season with an injury.