The 49ers believe in Ricky Pearsall. Brandon Aiyuk is out for the season and the team doesn't seem like it's going to trade for a wide receiver to replace him. And that's because they have Pearsall, their rookie first-round pick.
Brandon Aiyuk is out for the season and the team doesn't seem like it's going to trade for a wide receiver to replace him. And that's because they have Pearsall, their rookie first-round pick who missed the first six games of the season after getting shot in the chest.
Pearsall made his NFL debut against the Chiefs and seemed a bit out of sync. Then he made his first career start this past Sunday night against the Cowboys and finished the game with 4 catches on 4 targets, plus he had a 39-yard run on a jet sweep, which means he had 77 yards from scrimmage on 5 touches. Impressive.said of Pearsall's improvement. "You could see it in practice. You see it really each practice with Ricky, just because he has been so limited in his stuff.
Through two games, Pearsall has caught 7 of 9 targets and is averaging 8.4 yards per catch. He's emerging as a reliable possession receiver from the slot. But as he showed on his 39-yard run, he's explosive, too. Eventually, he'll make big catches down the field and run for big gains after the catch.
Pearsall will be one of the 49ers' most important players in the second half of the season. His stock is up.Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club.
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