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Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka will miss time with a hamstring injury.

Related players: Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan, Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, Ryan Miller, Kameron Johnson

Egbuka will get an MRI today. Rapoport said the injury doesn't seem as serious as Evans' hamstring injury, but it's looking like he's going to at least miss this week's game against the Lions. The Bucs then play the Saints before their Week 9 bye, so it's very possible we don't see Egbuka until Week 10. Rapoport said Evans is getting closer to a return and Godwin is week to week. Anyone on the Bucs who plays the WR position could be in play for fantasy lineups, at least for Week 7. It was Kam Johnson and Tez Johnson who both stood out with TD catches against the 49ers.

No Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall at today's practice, but Jauan Jennings was back.

Meanwhile, Mac Jones, (ankle, oblique) was on hand but was jogging gingerly between drills and didn't seem to be doing any throwing.

The 49ers injury list has looked like a scroll to this point in the season but they *do* seem to be getting on the mend. For Week 6, we should treat Jennings as a WR2 against the Buccaneers if he's fully back to health (and Pearsall misses), while Kendrick Bourne makes for an interesting WR3 if both are forced to miss.

49ers QB Brock Purdy also not practicing today due to his toe injury, putting Mac Jones on track to start Sunday at Tampa.

Jones is also dealing with a minor injury, but he looks to be in line to get the start. The Buccaneers actually present a pretty good matchup, which would put him near the top-15 conversation for QB streamers.

Lots of updates from Bucs practice:

Not practicing: Mike Evans, Bucky Irving, Jamel Dean, Benjamin Morrison, Christian Izien.

Practicing: Baker Mayfield, Tristan Wirfs, Lavonte David, Chris Godwin, Zyon McCollum, Haason Reddick, Tykee Smith, Logan Hall, Greg Gaines, Charlie Heck, Sterling Shepard.

As Greg said, lots to take in here, but not a ton of surprises.

As it stands, we're not expecting any positive Week 5 news for Irving or Evans, which locks Godwin, Emeka Egbuka, and Rachaad White into fantasy-friendly roles, while Mayfield should be in low-end QB1 consideration unless he experiences a setback.

Brock Purdy (toe), Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jauan Jennings (ankle, ribs) are OUT for Thursday’s 49ers-Rams game.

Related Players: Mac Jones, Christian McCaffrey, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Jake Tonges

Sheesh. With the lack of firepower, Jones should be more of a desperation streamer if your waiver wire is barren. Bourne and Robinson can probably be left off of lineups as well.

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that QB Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall will both be questionable for the TNF Rams game.

“We will take every precaution to make sure Brock’s all right. I think he is, now can he turn it around on a short week?”

Related Players: Mac Jones, Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne

The injuries don't seem to be backing off any time soon. If Pearsall is out and Jennings is available —which isn't guaranteed— the latter should be considered more of a WR2 than a WR3. Christian McCaffrey is a must-start no matter what's going on with his teammates.

49ers WR Ricky Pearsall left Sunday’s game against the Jaguars with a knee injury. Pearsall was questionable with a knee injury. Pearsall had 46 yards on four catches.

49ers are listing WRs Jauan Jennings (shoulder, ankle) and Ricky Pearsall (knee) as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Jaguars.

Related Players: Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Brock Purdy

If Jennings misses, Pearsall should be considered a high-end WR2, and Jennings would be in a similar situation if the roles are reversed. With Brock Purdy back, each have great upside paired with a pretty good floor.

Brock Purdy will start Sunday against the Jaguars, Kyle Shanahan said

Related Players: Mac Jones

Jones was actually pretty good from a pure- and fantasy-football perspective in his two starts, but he doesn't give the little extra "oomph" that Purdy gives with his legs. If we assume that Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings are good to go, Purdy is good to fire up as a fringe QB1/2 in Week 4, and more of a top-15 play if one of them misses.

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that WR Brandon Aiyuk is “not close” to returning from the knee injury he suffered almost a year ago. There was more damage than just to the ACL, and more recovery time is required.

Related Players: Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings

This aligns well with Jeff Mueller's assessment that Aiyuk's most likely return would be in Week 6, but the wording suggests a potential that it may last even longer. He remains a good stash — particularly if you have an IR spot — but it still looks like we're weeks away from it changing the remaining 49ers' pass-catchers' target share.