When Kyle Shanahan mentioned he thought-about two joint follow periods with the Minnesota Vikings extra vital than the precise preseason sport to comply with, he wasn’t kidding.
With 19 of twenty-two projected starters sitting it out, a take a look at how notable gamers on the 49ers fared on the street Saturday night time in a 17-7 win over the Vikings at U.S. Financial institution Stadium:
QB Nate Sudfeld: Carried out a 14-play, 79-yard drive culminating in a 2-yard landing to JaMycal Hasty with a two-point conversion to Danny Grey that was Garoppolo-like in its execution of secure passes and transferring the chains. Sudfeld was 13 of 17 yards and the landing. Brock Purdy, the rookie seventh-round decide, was 14 of 23 for 123 yards.
DT Javon Kinlaw: A primary-round decide from 2020 whose second NFL season was riddled by accidents, Kinlaw knifed inside Vikings rookie guard Ed Ingram and dropped Kellen Mond for an 11-yard sack within the first quarter. He was greeted enthusiastically on the sidelines by Nick Bosa. Price noting that on Ty Chandler’s 3-yard energy landing run within the first half, Kinlaw was not on the sphere.
LG Aaron Banks, RG Spencer Burford: Projected because the 49ers beginning guards, each performed the primary half. The 49ers struggled to make headway on the bottom. Solely the coaches know for positive based mostly on movie, nevertheless it seems Burford, the rookie fourth-round decide, might have had a greater sport than Banks, final yr’s second-round decide from Notre Dame. Jason Poe changed Banks, Dohnovan West took over for Burford.
DE Drake Jackson: The second-round draft decide (which was the 49ers’ first decide in 2022) closed properly on opening drive to drop Alexander Mattison after a 2-yard achieve on Minnesota’s opening drive. Additionally utilized strain on the Odum interception of Mond. Recovered from stinger sustained in final week’s sport towards Inexperienced Bay.
CB Deommodore Lenoir: With fellow second-year nook Ambry Thomas sitting it out with a sore knee, Lenoir made some bodily performs as a tackler and likewise obtained work within the slot because the 49ers did some blitzing from that place with at the least three completely different gamers. Broke up a sideline path to Bisi Johnson in one-on-one protection. Too delicate in giving up 17-yard completion to Tristan Jackson.
CB Samuel Womack III: Utilized strain on a nook blitz and recovered a fumbled punt within the first half. Fifth-round decide continues to be one of many surprises of 49ers coaching camp/preseason.
RB Ty Davis-Value: A 2022 third-round decide from LSU, Davis-Value tried to bounce a third-and-1 run outdoors as an alternative of taking an inside crease on the opening possession and was stuffed by defensive lineman Arman Watts. Had runs of 12 and 14 yards, operating over defensive again Myles Dorn on the latter. Davis-Value completed with 41 yards on 10 carries.
RB Trey Sermon: Final season’s third-round draft decide struggled to be decisive and discover room and likewise dropped a hot-read from Purdy late within the first quarter. Had 5 carries for eight yards and will discover himself approach behind within the pecking order for the second straight season. It doesn’t assist that Jordan Mason, an undrafted rookie out of Georgia Tech, ran aggressively and had 9 carries for 57 yards.
S George Odum: Signed primarily to play on particular groups, Odum intercepted Kellen Mond courtesy of a nickel blitz by Womack III.