Projecting the San Francisco 49ers' starting offense in 2026
The San Francisco 49ers have a strong top of their depth chart on offense, but not every position is settled just yet.
The San Francisco 49ers will open training camp in late July, and a couple of weeks later begin their preseason slate where the team's decision-making on roster spots and their depth chart will begin in earnest. Before camp begins, we wanted to take a shot at projecting the team's starting offense for the 2026 season. San Francisco runs a lot of 21 personnel with two running backs and one tight end on the field, so we included who the starters would be in 21, and in 11 personnel where the club has one RB, one TE and three wide receivers.
With no camp to work off of, this is what we think the 49ers' starting offense will be when they take the field Week 1 vs. the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia:Quarterback: Brock PurdyNo surprise here. Mac Jones is perhaps the most capable backup in the NFL, but Purdy is QB1 barring injury.
Running back: Christian McCaffreyThe bigger question at running back is how much McCaffrey's backup will play when McCaffrey is available. San Francisco needs to find out who they want backing up McCaffrey, but the veteran is still firmly entrenched as the starter. Fullback: Kyle JuszczykWhen the 49ers are in 21 personnel, Juszczyk will be the guy.
It'll be interesting to see how the 49ers move forward in the post-Juszczyk era. Tight end: George KittleLet's pencil in Kittle for now since there's still optimism for his availability early in the season. If Kittle isn't the Week 1 starter, expect Jake Tonges to take a large portion of the Kittle role.
Wide receiver: Mike EvansHaving Evans, a surefire Hall of Famer, atop the depth chart gives the 49ers' receiving corps a level of cachet it's never had under Kyle Shanahan. They've had really good players at receiver, but none quite like Evans who should fit in as a favorite target for Purdy early in his tenure.Wide receiver: Ricky PearsallWhen the 49ers have two receivers on the field it's likely Pearsall will be the guy alongside Evans.
Health is a major question mark with Pearsall. There's no
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