The San Francisco 49ers are going to be shorthanded on Thursday when they face the Los Angeles Rams, as quarterback Brock Purdy, wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall were among those ruled out for Week 5.

With Purdy out, Mac Jones will make his third start in four weeks, and he’ll be throwing to a brand-new receiver corps that likely consists of Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Russell Gage, Skyy Moore, Kendrick Bourne, and Demarcus Robinson.

San Francisco has traditionally had Los Angeles’s number under head coach Kyle Shanahan, but they lost both games to the Rams last year and are underdogs heading into Thursday’s contest.

With the number of key pieces out, let’s look at five players to watch for the short-handed 49ers on Thursday.

Renardo Green

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