Niners Nation on Brandin Cooks

Cooks joins 49ers as veteran WR depth; uncertain production but valuable system experience.

49ers add Cooks as a veteran receiver to reinforce an ailing wide receiver corps. The source notes uncertainty about his remaining production capacity—"I wonder how much juice he has left"—but emphasizes his veteran experience will be necessary to get him up-to-speed in Kyle Shanahan's offense. Cooks ranks sixth among active players in career receiving yards (9,811), receptions (734), and receiving touchdowns (60); he last posted 1,000-plus receiving yards with the Houston Texans in 2021 and caught 24 passes for 279 yards in 15 combined games with New Orleans and Buffalo in 2025.

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