The San Francisco 49ers are nearing their first preseason game, as they’ll take on the Denver Broncos on Saturday at Levi’s Stadium to kick off the next phase of the offseason.

It’s been a different year at training camp, as younger faces have gotten more opportunity, be it due to injury or the roster outlook of a certain position group. That has led to more competition all around.

One group filled with young talent is the wide receiver position, where there seems to be a wide-open race for playing time, especially with top wideout Jauan Jennings currently nursing a calf injury.

With Jennings’s absence, there has been a clear standout stepping up: 2024 first-round pick Ricky Pearsall.

Pearsall, who missed part of the offseason with a hamstring injury, has returned during the second par

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