ROSTERED: 7%
The 49ers just lost their leader in targets, potentially for the season. Replacing Brandon Aiyuk is no easy task, but Jennings and Pearsall figure to get the biggest boost in opportunities. Jennings has to get healthy first, though. He missed Week 7 with a hip injury, but it sounds like there’s a chance he could return this week. We don’t have to look back very far to see what he’s capable of when he’s getting steady targets. Meanwhile, the remarkable story of Pearsall’s rookie season reached a huge milestone on Sunday, as he was active for the first time on game day, making his return just 50 days after being shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. Pearsall played the most snaps of any San Francisco wide receiver and was the team’s most targeted WR outside of Aiyuk in Week 7, seeing five passes go his way. He was limited to three catches for 21 yards. Jacob Cowing had the most yards (50) of any 49ers wide receiver against the Chiefs on a day where Deebo Samuel also missed most of the game due to illness. Overall, it’s a messy situation in the receiving corps right now, but Jennings is the first player to target from the group if he does indeed get back on the field.