San Francisco opens the 2025 regular season at Seattle's Lumen Field on Sept. 7. After missing the playoffs last season, the 49ers completed a massive roster overhaul that increased competition for depth-chart spots. Core players George Kittle, Trent Williams, Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa and Fred Warner remain. The roster must be trimmed to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Quarterback spots project to Brock Purdy and Mac Jones, with another quarterback likely on the practice squad and seventh-round pick Kurtis Rourke expected to begin on the non-football injury list with a midseason return possible. The running-back group projects five players, including McCaffrey, Isaac Guerendo, Brian Robinson Jr., Jordan James and fullback Kyle Juszczyk, and training-camp injuries prompted a trade to bolster depth.
After missing the playoffs last season, the 49ers underwent a massive roster overhaul, creating more competition than it has had for spots on the depth chart than at any point in the past six years. While the stars -- tight end George Kittle, offensive tackle Trent Williams, running back Christian McCaffrey, defensive end Nick Bosa and linebacker Fred Warner -- remain, much of San Francisco's success this season will hinge on how some of the unfamiliar names come along.
There's not much to see here with these two locked into the top two spots with no legitimate options elsewhere on the roster. The 49ers will keep another quarterback -- perhaps Carter Bradley -- on the practice squad, but that player will eventually be seventh-round pick Kurtis Rourke, who will probably start the season on the non-football injury list with a midseason return more likely.
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