San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell (49) Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
The 49ers have yet to see what rookie running back Elijah Mitchell can do during preseason action, so he should see the field a lot against the Raiders.
Just before the 2021 preseason kicked off, San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Elijah Mitchell was one player Niner Noise tabbed as a key player to watch when the team kicked off its exhibition period against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Yet Mitchell, the sixth-round NFL Draft selection out of Louisiana-Lafayette, was a surprise preseason “scratch,” and head coach Kyle Shanahan later told reporters the rookie was dealing with a hip injury that would likely sideline him for multiple weeks.