Running back Donnel Pumphrey played in his first preseason game Thursday night after missing the first three with a hamstring injury. The 2017 fourth-round pick, who spent last season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury in the same leg, looked pretty good, particularly in the passing game. But all of the time he's missed this summer has put him behind Wendell Smallwood and undrafted rookie Josh Adams for the fourth running back spot.
Rookie defensive tackle Bruce Hector has played a lot in the preseason and has played pretty well. With Tim Jernigan out until at least November, Hector, an undrafted free agent, appears to have moved ahead of 2017 seventh-round pick Elijah Qualls for the fourth and likely final DT spot behind Fletcher Cox, Haloti Ngata and Destiny Vaeao.