On Tuesday, August 29, the 49ers will trim their roster from 90 to 53. Unlike in years past, there are no in between dates that’ll force the team to make cuts from 80 or 75. That’ll allow players near the bottom of the roster the maximum number of reps to prove themselves during practice and in preseason games.
Let’s make a prediction after a week of training camp and see how much has changed since our post-NFL draft projections.
Quarterbacks (3) - Brock Purdy, Trey Lance, Sam Darnold
The biggest surprise entering training camp, at least for those of us on the outside, was Purdy being fully healthy.