Purdy: WR De'Zhaun Stribling 'going to come in and play'

Jul 27, 2026

49ers rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling is making a positive early impression on a very important teammate.

“Dude is a baller, and I mean that,” Purdy said on KNBR, via 49ersWebzone.com. “It’s hard to say that for a rookie, right off the jump, but just seeing him run routes, going up against defenders in OTAs and then in camp yesterday. He’s a great route runner. He’s smart. He’s learned the playbook really quick, which is awesome. And then, on top of that, you can see his strength, too. When he’s going up against guys and creating separation, I’m like, ‘Alright, this guy’s a strong receiver.’ And so, I’m excited to see what he does, but all of us, all the quarterbacks in the room, were like, ‘Alright, this guy’s going to be a guy that’s going to come in and play.’”

Fantasy Impact:

As the story points out, Stribling joined the 49ers with the top pick of the second round and the selection drew some negative reviews because of who else was available at that point in the draft. Purdy seems impressed with the rookie but Stribling will have some spots to climb on the depth chart. However, Evans is coming off a year where he had hamstring issues and Kirk is already dealing with a calf sprain. So there certainly seems to be a path toward playing time for Stribling.

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Colts QB Daniel Jones said he'll be full go for camp

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"I'm feeling really good and I'm gonna be full go to start training camp. I'm ready to go," said Daniel Jones today on the Pat McAfee show.

Fantasy Impact:

Jones tore his Achilles in Week 14 but has battled back to be a full participant when camp starts. Jones threw for 19 TDs, over 3,000 yards and added five rushing touchdowns before the injury took him out for the rest of the season. Jones was a very pleasant surprise for fantasy owners last year and he'll look to continue his revived career in 2026 after signing a two-year deal in the offseason with the Colts.

49ers Beat: Jordan James is team's RB2

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Jordan James was clearly the RB2 behind Christian McCaffrey

Related players: Kaelon Black, Isaac Guerendo

Fantasy Impact:

Graham added James has the potential to carve out a nice role for himself this season. CMC was able to collect another big workload last season, but the star RB has, of course, had injury issues in the past, so knowing who his handcuff will be is a big deal as we head into fantasy drafts. There's a long way to go, and James will have to deal with Black and Guerendo. But, James has been getting attention for this role for a while now, and looks poised to be the RB2.

Seahawks Beat: RB Jadarian Price working a lot in passing drills

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Jadarian Price getting drilled—a lot—in the passing game in these first days of Seahawks training camp.

Related players: Zach Charbonnet

Fantasy Impact:

The rookie RB and first round pick has been on the first, second and third team offenses in 11 on 11 and the coaches have been maximizing his reps, Bell went on to say. With the loss of Kenneth Walker, Price is looking poised to have a big role in the Seahawks offense this season, but will still likely lose snaps and touches to Charbonnet.