5 WRs Kyle Shanahan Needs to Target After 49ers Struggle at Training Camp Kyle Shanahan may need to hit free agency for a WR as injuries pile up. Analysts list top fits who could boost the 49ers’ 53

The 49ers are heading headfirst into a brick wall, being unable to shake off the injury list that has hit their WR room. To begin with, Brandon Aiyuk is out until at least Week 6, a blow Kyle Shanahan openly acknowledges. Veteran Demarcus Robinson is likely sidelined as reports of an upcoming league suspension have emerged after pleading no contest to a DUI charge. The training camp looks like a ghost town, and Shanahan is scrambling to hand out media updates about his injured players.

“I always just plan for the worst and hope for the best,” Shanahan said. Now, with key weapons gone, that mindset may be the only thing holding his game plan together. Up until August 12, the 49ers’ wide receiver room looked battered but manageable. Then came the blow of Jordan Watkins’ high an