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49ers insider @​MaioccoNBCS on if Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel should be the 49ers' top 2 WRs: "I think it's Mike Evans and **De'Zhaun Stribling**." (via @​KNBR)

Mike Evans on Deebo Samuel signing with the 49ers: “Deebo is my guy. I met him at the Pro-Bowl in 2021. We hit it off. We were hanging out all week. I love the way he plays the game. I think he’s gonna bring what he brought before to the team. Energy. Versatility. Hell of a pickup for us.”

Mike Evans was asked if any of the young guys in the 49ers WR room is standing out so far in training camp: “I mean Strib. Stribling had a really good offseason— OTAs, and he’s continued that during training camp, but all of them are really getting after it. This is a hungry group of guys. We look forward to showing that we’re one of the best receiver rooms in the league.”

Mike Evans talks about his leaping one-handed catch for a touchdown at practice today: “It’s a thing that you talk to quarterbacks about. Like when I’m covered, I’m still pretty open if you throw the ball up with some air, and Brock threw a great ball. Brock is super accurate.” via: @​957thegame

Who is stopping the 49ers offense? Brock Purdy Christian McCaffrey Ricky Pearsall Mike Evans Deebo Samuel George Kittle

Notable ages on the 49ers offense: Christian McCaffrey: 30 Mike Evans: 32 Deebo Samuel: 30 George Kittle: 32 Trent Williams: 38

I asked @​RyanJ_Heath his thoughts on Mike Evans, and he gave us the best quote of the offseason: “Whatever happens with Evans this year, it will feel incredibly obvious in hindsight. Either he scores a zillion touchdowns for Kyle Shanahan, or his hamstring falls off the bone like Texas BBQ because he’s 33-years-old practicing next to a haunted 5G Chernobyl super-EMF electrical substation.”

Just because it's so much fun to think about these scenarios Here is the "Perfect ADP Selection" from the 1 spot in a 12-Team PPR League (ESPN ADP) QB: Brock Purdy RB1: Jahmyr Gibbs RB2: Chase Brown WR1: Ladd McConkey WR2: Jaylen Waddle TE: Harold Fannin Jr. Flex: Kenneth Walker Bench: Mike Evans Bench: Parker Washington Bench: Jonathon Brooks Bench: Kenneth Gainwell Bench: Stefon Diggs

Vita Vea is “highly upset” Baker Mayfield feels “disrespected and disappointed” Franchise WR Mike Evans is gone the vibes could not be worse for Tampa 😭

Mike Evans learning what it means to be a Niner in real time:

Great topic here! I'd say the age risk is baked into Henry, McLaurin, Allen, CMC ADPs. It's not weighted heavily enough in Adams ADP, and overweighted in Evans ADP [Quoted](

QB Brock Purdy on WR Mike Evans: "Yeah, I grew up watching him... to now be able to throw to him and be on the same team and compete together... I pinch myself. This is surreal for me." (via @​49ers)

Highest and Lowest Catch Rates on Pass Attempts 20+ Yards Downfield in 2025 (per @​FantasyPtsData 1. Kayshon Boutte - 69.2% 2. Stefon Diggs - 66.7% 3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba - 60.0% 4. Zay Flowers - 57.9% 5. Puka Nacua - 57.9% 63. Darius Slayton - 21.4% 64. Mike Evans - 21.4% 65. Adonai Mitchell - 21.1% 66. Darnell Mooney - 20.0% 67. Ladd McConkey - 20.0% 👀

Josh Downs, among 74 WRs who have run 450+ routes out of 11 personnel in the past 2 years, ranks top 10 in both TPRR and 1D/RR when in 11p. The other WRs across the NFL who were top 10 in both: Puka Nacua Ja'Marr Chase Amon-Ra St. Brown AJ Brown Drake London Mike Evans

Maybe this is crazy and maybe it is not but a thought exercise I just did bc we love comparisons JSN 2025 = DK Metcalf leaves, upgrade in OC, upgraded QB = breakout Egbuka 2026 = Mike Evans leaves, upgrade in OC (probably), upgraded to healthy Baker = ? I’ve barely taken Egbuka but am questioning myself

Brock Purdy’s first impressions on playing with Mike Evans: “A true pro. Obviously he’s a Hall of Famer, but the way he goes about his business. Coming in the locker room and getting ready. His mindset— the way he competes when he’s out on the field, running routes on air and when we’re going up against our DBs. He’s pushing, he’s competing and he wants the ball. I’m like 'I love this'— a quarterback loves seeing this out of a receiver who is itching to get the ball. He comes back to you in t...

Final #ProsVsJoes team from 8 hole (TE Prem BB) QB: Stafford-Willis-BYoung (10-11-14) RB: Cook-Javonte-Monty-JBrooks-Corum (1-3-4-8-9) WR: Evans-PWash-Shaheed-Coker-Mitchell-TeSlaa-Thornton-Hurst (5-6-12-13-15-16-18-20 TE: Loveland-Kittle-Parkinson-DWash (2-7-17-19) Thoughts?

Lots of great 49ers updates in here and more I’ve seen sprinkled throughout various reports: 1) Ricky Pearsall practiced in full - good to hear he’s healthy 2) Mike Evans had a few nice plays - we just need to keep hearing that he’s healthy and looks like himself 3) Jordan James is clearly ahead of Kaelon Black right now 4) De’Zhaun Stribling also looked solid today from reports - could be big w/ Christian Kirk’s potential injury

Mike Evans has a Fortnite tattoo? 😭 Tbf, prime Fortnite really was different (h/t @​DadGangCo)

Brock Purdy with a perfect throw to Mike Evans

Kyle Shanahan made it out to watch some of practice. Like everyone else here, he had to be impressed with Mike Evans’ first day of training camp. #49ers

First 49ers training camp practice for Mike Evans

Brock Purdy to Mike Evans 🎯 🎥: @​957thegame

Crisp first training camp practice for the 49ers. Some highlights, including... 🏈a Brock Purdy deep heave to Mike Evans, big gain 🏈Malik Mustapha explosive PBU against Ricky Pearsall on another great ball from Purdy 🏈De'Zhaun Stribling made a couple nice catches, including one on a deep out and then one down the seam to close practice 🏈Fred Warner swarmed in for a "welcome back" tackle on Play 3 — was fired up 🏈CMC beat Romello Height, who was dropping in coverage as part of Raheem Morri...

Certainly very likely that Ricky Pearsall will start, but the wording here says everything other than Mike Evans spot is up for grabs at WR Something to hear more on during training camp Via @​MaioccoNBCS

Eric Branch has some interesting predictions for the 49ers this season: • The 49ers over-reliance on aging 30-something players due to their series of lackluster recent drafts will catch up to them (and those NFL-record travel miles won’t help): They will finish 9-8, miss the playoffs and finish in third place in the NFC West behind the Rams and Seahawks • The Brandon Aiyuk saga will somehow get more bizarre — and the former All-Pro wide receiver won’t play in the NFL in 2026 • Best value dra...

Mike Evans was the WR3 in first downs per route run over the past two seasons, only behind Puka Nacua and Amon-Ra St. Brown. That's insane.

I wonder if ESPN ADPs will start moving to where they should be over the next month Some of these are asinine and downright ludicrous (how are these guys not going higher?!) 1. Tee Higgins - WR20 (Round 5) 2. Ladd McConkey - WR22 (Round 5) 3. Luther Burden - WR28 (Round 7) 4. Mike Evans - WR30 (Round 8) 5. Christian Watson - WR36 (Round 8) 6. Parker Washington - WR38 (Round 9) 7. Tucker Kraft - TE11 (Round 9) 8. Justin Herbert - QB15 (Round 10) 9. Chris Godwin - WR46 (Round 11) 10. Quentin Jo...

I took a look at every top-5 scoring offense over the last 5 years and calculated the average fantasy finish across each position for these offenses: QB: 5.5 RB1: 10.2 WR1: 11.3 WR2. 29.3 TE: 9.4 Here are some notable teams with top-5 scoring upside that likely have severely underpriced players on ESPN 1. Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence: QB12 - Bhayshul Tuten: RB26 - Parker Washington: WR38 - Brian Thomas: WR37 - Brenton Strange: TE20 I like Lawrence, Tuten, and Washington at their ADP...

I took a look at every top-5 scoring offense over the last 5 years and calculated the average fantasy finish across each position for these offenses: QB: 5.5 RB1: 10.2 WR1: 11.3 WR2. 29.3 TE: 9.4 Here are some notable teams with top-5 scoring upside that likely have severely underpriced players on ESPN 1. Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence: QB12 - Bhayshul Tuten: RB26 - Parker Washington: WR38 - Brian Thomas: WR37 - Brenton Strange: TE20 I like Lawrence, Tuten, and Washington at their ADP...

My final numbers for Mike Evans

SI’s Conor Orr explains why he believes the 49ers can win the Super Bowl this season: “I can imagine a world where the 49ers either convince Joey Bosa to come back to football and anchor the defensive line with his brother, Nick … or where they realize how wide the talent gap is between their own defensive line and the Rams’ and trade for Maxx Crosby. By signing Mike Evans, the 49ers have made clear that their timeline parallels Los Angeles’s. We talk often about windows—mostly inaccurately,...

George Kittle said Mike Evans is the first legitimate veteran receiver he has played with since Emmanuel Sanders in 2019, calling Evans a Hall of Famer whose approach to preparation sets the tone for San Francisco’s young receiver room.

IMO, it’s fair to put some of (if not a lot of) the blame for Emeka Egbuka’s drop-off in the middle of the season on injury (to both himself and Baker). The more troubling part to me was that multiple months removed from his injury (which he didn’t miss any time for btw), he was running as the WR4 on his own team in route share in the most important games of the season. Obviously the route issue won’t happen this year with Evans gone, but do think there’s heavy concern he doesn’t stand out as...