2021 San Francisco 49ers season explained

Team:	San Francisco 49ers
Year:	2021
Record:	10–7
Division Place:	3rd NFC West
Coach:	Kyle Shanahan
General Manager:	John Lynch
Owner:	Jed York
Stadium:	Levi's Stadium
Playoffs:	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 23–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Packers) 13–10 Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 17–20
Ap All-Pros:	WR Deebo Samuel (1st team) LT Trent Williams (1st team)
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The 2021 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 76th overall and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the team's founding in 1946, the 49ers introduced a commemorative logo to be used during this season.^[1]

They improved from their 6–10 record from the previous year and they returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Despite starting 2–0, they would lose 4 consecutive games. After an embarrassing Week 9 loss to an injury depleted Arizona Cardinals, ^[2] the 49ers had a disappointing 3–5 record. But they would rebound and end the season winning 7 of their last 9 games, including a dramatic Week 18 win over the Los Angeles Rams in which the 49ers fought back from a 17–0 deficit to win 27–24 in overtime, thus allowing them to sneak into the playoffs.^[3] During the season, the 49ers showcased a well rounded team, finishing top 10 in both total offense and total defense. The offense averaged 376 yards a game, good for 8th in the league, while averaging 25.1 points a game. The defense was even better, giving up just 310 yards a game, good for 3rd overall. This included the 6th best pass defense and 7th best rush defense. The defense also generated 48 sacks during the season, 5th best in the league.^[4]

In the wild-card round, the 49ers upset the Dallas Cowboys 23–17.^[5] They would then upset the #1 seeded Green Bay Packers 13–10 in the divisional round, thus advancing to the NFC Championship for the second time in 3 years.^[6] However, they lost to their division rival and eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams 20-17.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following:^[7]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date Signed	2021 Team	Notes
		UFA	March 23, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed six-year contract^[8]
		UFA	September 29, 2021		Signed one-year contract^[9]
		UFA	March 19, 2021	Las Vegas Raiders	Signed one-year contract^[10]
		UFA	March 22, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[11]
		UFA	March 15, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed five-year contract^[12]
		UFA	March 25, 2021		Signed one-year contract^[13]
		UFA	March 19, 2021		Signed three-year contract^[14]
		UFA	March 26, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[15]
		UFA	April 28, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[16]
		UFA	June 1, 2021		Signed one-year contract^[17]
		UFA
		UFA	March 25, 2021		Signed three-year contract^[18]
		UFA
		UFA	May 1, 2021		Signed one-year contract^[19]
		UFA
		UFA	April 1, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[20]
		UFA	March 19, 2021		Signed one-year contract^[21]
		UFA	March 19, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[22]
		UFA
		UFA
		UFA
		UFA	March 23, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[23]
		UFA	March 24, 2021		Signed two-year contract^[24]
		UFA	May 19, 2021
		RFA	June 14, 2021		Signed one-year contract^[25]
		RFA	March 5, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[26]
		RFA	February 4, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed two-year contract^[27]
		RFA	January 26, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[28]
		ERFA	February 8, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[29]
		ERFA	March 15, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed two-year contract^[30]
		ERFA	April 13, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[31] ^[32]
		ERFA	January 21, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[33]
		ERFA	February 22, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[34]
		UFA	May 17, 2021		Signed one-year contract^[35]
		UFA	March 22, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[36]
		RFA	March 5, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract
		ERFA	February 8, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent LEGEND Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers. Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Signings

Position	Player	2020 Team	Date signed	Notes
			October 13, 2020	Claimed off waivers^[37]
			March 17, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[38]
			March 18, 2021	Signed three-year contract^[39]
			March 18, 2021	Signed two-year contract^[40]
			March 19, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[41]
			March 22, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[42]
			March 23, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[43]
			March 29, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[44]
			March 30, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[45]
			April 7, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[46]
			April 21, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[47]
			April 23, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[48]
	Arden Key
			May 17, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[49]
			May 21, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[50]
			June 1, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[51]
			June 2, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[52]
			June 2, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[53]
			June 7, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[54]
			June 11, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[55]
			June 21, 2021	claimed off waivers^[56]
			July 27, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[57]
		New Orleans Saints
			July 31, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[58]
			August 4, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[59]
			August 6, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[60]
			August 10, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[61]
		Detroit Lions
			August 11, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[62]
			August 12, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[63]
		Houston Texans
			August 16, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[64]
			August 17, 2021	Claimed off waivers^[65]
			August 27, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[66]
			August 28, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[67]
			September 6, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[68]
			September 14, 2021	Signed one-year contract^[69]
			September 15, 2021	Claimed off waivers^[70]

Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's season.

Departures

Position	Player	Date	Notes
		March 12, 2021	Released
		March 17, 2021	Released
		April 13, 2021	Waived
		April 20, 2021	Retired^[71]
		May 4, 2021	Waived^[72]
	Matt Cole
	Chris Edwards
		May 13, 2021	Waived
		May 17, 2021	Waived
		May 21, 2021	Waived
		June 1, 2021	Waived
	Josh Johnson
		June 2, 2021	Retired^[73]
		June 7, 2021	Waived
		June 11, 2021	Waived
		July 6, 2021	Waived^[74]
		July 26, 2021	Released^[75]
		July 27, 2021	Waived
		July 31, 2021	Released
		August 4, 2021	Waived
		August 6, 2021	Retired
		August 10, 2021	Waived
	Isaiah Williams
		August 11, 2021	Released
		August 12, 2021	Waived
		August 16, 2021	Waived
	Donald Payne
	Eddie Vanderdoes
		August 17, 2021	Released^[76]
			Waived
			Waived
		August 24, 2021	Released^[77]
	B. W. Webb
			Waived
	Corbin Kaufusi
		August 27, 2021	Released
		August 28, 2021	Waived
		August 31, 2021	Released^[78]
	Jake Brendel
	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
	Wayne Gallman
	Dontae Johnson
	Senio Kelemete
	Jordan Matthews
	MyCole Pruitt
	Nate Sudfeld
	Eddie Yarbrough
			Waived
	River Cracraft
	Darrion Daniels
	Josh Hokit
	Corbin Kaufusi
	Jared Mayden
	Colton McKivitz
	Alexander Myres
	Dakoda Shepley
	Nsimba Webster
		September 6, 2021	Released

Draft

See main article: 2021 NFL draft.

2021 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
	3				From Houston via Miami
2	48				From Las Vegas
3	88				From Los Angeles Rams
	102				2020 Resolution JC-2A picks
5	155
	172				From New Orleans
	180				Compensatory pick
6	194

Notes

• San Francisco traded its first-round selection (12th overall), a 2022 first-round selection, a 2022 third-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection to Miami in exchange for a first-round selection (3rd overall).^[79]
• San Francisco traded its second-round (43rd overall) and seventh-round (230th overall) selections to Vegas in exchange for a second-round (48th overall) and fourth (121st overall) selections.^[80]
• San Francisco traded 2 fourth-round selections (117th and 121st overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round selection (88th overall).^[81]
• San Francisco traded Kwon Alexander to New Orleans in exchange for a fifth-round conditional pick and LB Kiko Alonso.^[82]
• San Francisco traded its third-round and 2020 fifth-round selections to Washington in exchange for offensive tackle Trent Williams.^[83]
• San Francisco received third-round selections in 2021, 2022, and 2023, as compensation when defensive coordinator Robert Saleh was hired by the New York Jets as head coach^[84] and vice president of player personnel Martin Mayhew was hired by the Washington Football Team as general manager.^{[85] [86]}
• San Francisco lost its 2021 seventh round selection, as Marquise Goodwin reverted from Philadelphia back to San Francisco.^[87]
• San Francisco acquired a seventh round selection (No. 230) and defensive end Jordan Willis from the New York Jets in exchange for a 2022 sixth round selection.^[88]

Undrafted free agents

2021 San Francisco 49ers Undrafted Free Agents

Position	Player	College	Notes
OL			Waived on August 31
LB			Waived on August 31
TE			Waived on August 4
LB			Waived on August 31
WR			Waived on August 17

Final roster

Preseason

The 49ers' preseason schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1		Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–19	0–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
2	August 22	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 15–10	1–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	Las Vegas Raiders	W 34–10	2–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The 49ers' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Detroit Lions	W 41–33	1–0	Ford Field	Recap
2	September 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–11	2–0	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
3	September 26	Green Bay Packers	L 28–30	2–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–28	2–2	Levi's Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	at Arizona Cardinals	L 10–17	2–3	State Farm Stadium	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 24	Indianapolis Colts	L 18–30	2–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Chicago Bears	W 33–22	3–4	Soldier Field	Recap
9	November 7	Arizona Cardinals	L 17–31	3–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10		Los Angeles Rams	W 31–10	4–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–10	5–5	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
12	November 28	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–26	6–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Seattle Seahawks	L 23–30	6–6	Lumen Field	Recap
14	December 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–23	7–6	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Atlanta Falcons	W 31–13	8–6	Levi's Stadium	Recap
16		at Tennessee Titans	L 17–20	8–7	Nissan Stadium	Recap
17	January 2, 2022	Houston Texans	W 23–7	9–7	Levi's Stadium	Recap
18	January 9, 2022	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	10–7	SoFi Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

49ers hold on to go up 1-0 to kick off the 75th season.

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

With the Victory, The 49ers are 2-0 on the season

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

The Packers narrowly escape the 49ers and deliver San Francisco its first loss on the season.

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Despite a late rally, the 49ers could not hold off the Seahawks at Levi's and drop to 2–2 on the season.

Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals

In Trey Lance's first NFL start the 49ers lose a closer than expected game and fall to 2–3 on the season.

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

With their fourth loss in a row, the 49ers go down to 2–4.

Week 8: at Chicago Bears

Despite struggling in the first half of the game falling behind 16–9, the 49ers would rally, outscoring the Bears 24–6 to pick up the win and improving them to 3–4.

Week 9: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Despite the Cardinals having an injury–depleted roster, the 49ers suffer an embarrassing loss to former 49ers QB Colt McCoy and fall to 3–5 on the season.

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams

The 49ers bounced back against their interstate rivals, defeating them for the 5th consecutive time and bringing their record up to 4–5 for the season.

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

49ers got back to .500 by beating the Jags.

Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings

In a crucial game for seeding, the 49ers pulled off a late victory to take the tie breaker and went up to 6–5 on the season.

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks snapped a 3 game win streak for the 49ers, as their record was evened out at 6–6.

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Late heroics and extra time was needed in this regular season classic, Aiyuk and the 49ers leaped to 7–6.

Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons

The 49ers inspired 3rd Quarter put them over the Falcons and onto 8–6.

Week 16: at Tennessee Titans

Despite taking a 10–0 lead, the 49ers could not overcome the Titans, who outscored them 20–7 to drop them to 8–7, making their playoff chances looking slim.

Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

In Levi's Season Finale the 49ers got off to a slow start, but then they cruised to their 9th victory in Trey Lance's 2nd NFL start to secure their 2nd winning season in 3 years.

Week 18: at Los Angeles Rams

In a game that looked like certain doom for the 49ers, the 49ers roared back to tie the game on a pass from Deebo Samuel to Jauan Jennings to tie the game up. In overtime, Robbie Gould put the 49ers ahead and Ambry Thomas officially punched the 49ers ticket to the playoffs when he picked off Matthew Stafford, the 49ers would finish the regular season at 10–7. This would be the Rams 7th consecutive defeat by the 49ers.

Standings

Conference

Postseason

See also: 2021–22 NFL playoffs.

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 16	at Dallas Cowboys (3)	W 23–17	1–0	AT&T Stadium	Recap
Divisional		at Green Bay Packers (1)	W 13–10	2–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
NFC Championship	January 30	at Los Angeles Rams (4)	L 17–20	2–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Dallas Cowboys

In the first playoff meeting between these two teams since the 1994 NFC Championship, the 49ers upset the Cowboys 23–17. The 49ers' top-five defense shut down the NFL's highest scoring team (the Cowboys were averaging 31.1 points a game during the regular season) to just 17 points, well below the Cowboys' average. This included five sacks, holding the Cowboys to just 77 yards rushing, and one interception, which led to a 49ers touchdown on the next play. The 49ers dominated most of the game, leading 23–7 entering the fourth quarter, and retaining the lead despite a close comeback from the Cowboys. With the win, the 49ers improved their playoff record against the Cowboys to 3–5 all time and defeated the Cowboys for the first time since 2014.

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Green Bay Packers

The 49ers' Cinderella run continued as they traveled to Lambeau Field and pulled off the upset in a 13–10 win over the heavily favored Green Bay Packers. The game, which was affected by snowfall, was a defensive battle. The Packers started the game with a six-yard touchdown run by AJ Dillion to take a 7–0 lead. For the rest of the game, the 49ers defense only surrendered three more points, aided by five sacks, a fumble recovery, and only giving up 263 total yards of offense to the Packers. The 49ers special teams was pivotal, as they blocked a Packers field goal right before halftime, returned a blocked punt for a game-tying touchdown late in the game, and finally, converted a game-winning field goal by kicker Robbie Gould as time expired, the last of which advanced them to their second NFC Championship in the last three seasons and the 17th NFC Championship overall as a franchise. With the Tennessee Titans' loss earlier in the day to the Cincinnati Bengals, coincidentally also on a field goal as time expired, this was the first time since 2010 that both #1 seeded teams were eliminated in the same weekend. With the win, the 49ers improved to 4–0 in the playoffs against Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The 49ers recorded five sacks for the second game in a row, which is the first time that has happened in consecutive playoff games since the 1984 season.

NFC Championship: at (4) Los Angeles Rams

The 49ers flew to Los Angeles following their win over the Packers to play their division rival Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game. During the regular season, the 49ers won both games against the Rams, and were looking to complete the season sweep with a win.

San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to defer. The two teams traded punts before Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford drove the offense to the 49ers' 3-yard line before throwing a drive-ending interception to Jimmie Ward. However, the 49ers were unable to muster any points off the pick, and were forced to punt. In the second quarter, the Rams struck first with Stafford completing a touchdown pass to wide receiver Cooper Kupp from 16 yards out to give the Rams a 7–0 lead. However, San Francisco struck right back with Jimmy Garoppolo hitting Deebo Samuel for a 44-yard touchdown to tie the game up at 7. On the Rams' next drive, the Rams drove to the 49ers' 38-yard line, but could only pick up 2 yards over the next three downs, and kicker Matt Gay's 54-yard field goal attempt sailed wide of the goalposts. With just under two minutes remaining in the first half, Garoppolo completed four straight passes to set up kicker Robbie Gould's 38-yard field goal at the end of the half to put San Francisco up 10–7.

In the second half, the two teams once again traded punts. On the 49ers' second drive of the half, short runs by Samuel and short passes by Garoppolo drove San Francisco down to the Rams' 16-yard line, where he hooked up with tight end George Kittle for a touchdown to make the score 17–7. On the Rams' ensuing drive, long passes by Stafford led to Kupp's second touchdown of the game from 11 yards out to cut the deficit to 17–14 with thirteen minutes left. On the 49ers' next two drives, they were forced to punt. The Rams capitalized, with Gay scoring two field goals from 40 and 30 yards out respectively to make the score 20–17 in favor of Los Angeles.

With just under two minutes remaining, the 49ers' offense trotted out on the field in an attempt to make a desperate last-minute drive to tie the game. After an incompletion on first down, Garoppolo completed a pass to Jauan Jennings, but was tackled immediately by the Rams' Travin Howard to bring up a 3rd-and-13 on the 49ers' 22-yard line. On the very next play, Garoppolo was washed out of the pocket by the Rams' defensive line. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald got a hand on Garoppolo, and in desperation, Garoppolo lobbed the ball up, where it was tipped by JaMycal Hasty before falling into the hands of Howard for a game and season-ending interception. Three kneeldowns by Stafford ended the game, and sent the Rams to their second Super Bowl in the last 4 years.

Statistics

Team

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank
Passing offense	4,221	248.3	12th
Rushing offense	2,166	127.4	7th
Total offense	6,387	375.7	7th
Passing defense	3,510	206.5	6th
Rushing defense	1,760	103.5	7th
Total defense	5,270	310.0	3rd

Individual

Category	Player	Total yards
Offense
Passing		3,810
Rushing		963
Receiving		1,405
Defense
Tackles (Solo)		79
Sacks		15.5
Interceptions		2

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 NFL season^{[89] [90]}

External links

• Web site: 2021 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players . Pro-Football-Reference.com.

Notes and References

1. News: 49ers reveal 75th anniversary logo to be worn during draft, in season. nfl.com. April 26, 2021. December 21, 2021.
2. News: 49ers put on Pathetic Performance in 31-17 Loss to Cardinals. si.com. Nov 7, 2021. November 7, 2021.
3. News: Jimmy Garoppolo leads San Francisco 49ers' comeback from 17 down to stun Los Angeles Rams in OT, clinch NFC playoff spot. nfl.com. Jan 9, 2022. January 9, 2022.
4. News: 2021 Regular Season Stats. espn.com.
5. Web site: 49ers add to rivalry lore, eke out 'wild' playoff win . ESPN.com . 17 January 2022 . en . 17 January 2022.
6. Web site: 49ers knock off Packers in 13-10 win at Lambeau Field. Josh. Alper. Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. January 22, 2022. January 22, 2022.
7. Web site: 49ers Free Agent. Spotrac. January 6, 2021.
8. Web site: 49ers Re-sign T Trent Williams. 49ers.com. March 23, 2021. March 24, 2021.
9. Web site: Smith. Scott. 2021-09-29. Bucs Sign Pro Bowl CB Richard Sherman. live. 2021-10-24. www.buccaneers.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929133958/https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-sign-pro-bowl-cornerback-richard-sherman-roster-moves . September 29, 2021 .
10. Web site: Raiders sign DT Solomon Thomas. raiders.com. March 19, 2021. March 19, 2021.
11. Web site: 49ers Re-sign S Jaquiski Tartt. 49ers.com. March 22, 2021. March 23, 2021.
12. Web site: 49ers Sign FB Kyle Juszczyk to Five-Year Extension. 49ers.com. March 15, 2021. March 15, 2021. March 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210315173051/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-fb-kyle-juszczyk-to-five-year-extension-2021-nfl-free-agency. dead.
13. Web site: Lange. Randy. Former 49ers Robert Saleh, RB Tevin Coleman Reunited on Jets. newyorkjets.com. March 25, 2021. March 27, 2021.
14. Web site: Patriots Sign 10 Free Agents. Patriots.com. March 19, 2021. March 19, 2021.
15. Web site: 49ers Re-sign CB K'Waun Williams. 49ers.com. March 26, 2021. March 26, 2021.
16. Web site: 49ers Re-Sign OL Tom Compton. 49ers.com. April 28, 2021. April 28, 2021.
17. Web site: Greenberg. Ethan. Jets Sign DL Ronnie Blair, Waive DL Sharif Finch. NewYorkJets.com. June 1, 2021. June 1, 2021.
18. News: Boyle. John. Seahawks Sign DE Kerry Hyder Jr.. seahawks.com. March 25, 2021. March 25, 2021.
19. News: McMullen. Matt. Five Things to Know About New Chiefs' RB Jerick McKinnon. Chiefs.com. May 1, 2021. May 1, 2021.
20. Web site: 49ers Re-sign CB Jason Verrett. 49ers.com. April 1, 2021. April 1, 2021.
21. Web site: Seahawks Sign Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon. seahawks.com. March 19, 2021. March 19, 2021.
22. Web site: 49ers Re-Sign CB Dontae Johnson. 49ers.com. March 19, 2021. March 19, 2021.
23. Web site: 49ers Re-sign DL Jordan Willis. 49ers.com. March 23, 2021. March 24, 2021.
24. Web site: Oehser. John. Jaguars Sign Quarterback C.J. Beathard. jaguars.com. March 24, 2021. March 24, 2021.
25. Web site: Spadaro. Dave. Eagles agree to terms with QB Nick Mullens. eagles.com. June 14, 2021. June 15, 2021.
26. Web site: 49ers Sign Two Players to Extensions. 49ers.com. March 5, 2021. March 5, 2021.
27. Web site: 49ers Sign LS Taybor Pepper to Two-Year Extension. 49ers.com. February 4, 2021. February 4, 2021.
28. Web site: 49ers Re-Sign RB Jeff Wilson Jr.. 49ers.com. January 26, 2021. January 27, 2021. March 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307115924/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-re-sign-rb-jeff-wilson-jr-2021-nfl-free-agency. dead.
29. Web site: 49ers Announce Roster Moves. 49ers.com. February 8, 2021. February 11, 2021.
30. Web site: 49ers Sign Emmanuel Moseley to Two-Year Extension. 49ers.com. March 15, 2021. March 16, 2021.
31. Web site: 49ers Tender One-Year Contract to OL Daniel Brunskill. 49ers.com. March 12, 2021. March 13, 2021.
32. Web site: Daniel Brunskill Signs One-Year Tender; 49ers Waive TE Chase Harrell. 49ers.com. April 13, 2021. April 14, 2021.
33. Web site: Morning Report: 49ers Re-sign Cornerback, ESPN Looks Ahead to 2021 Postseason. 49ers.com. January 22, 2021. January 22, 2021.
34. Web site: 49ers Sign WR River Cracraft to One-year Extension. 49ers.com. February 22, 2021. February 22, 2021.
35. Web site: Bengals Sign Seven Draft Picks. bengals.com. May 17, 2021. May 18, 2021.
36. Web site: 49ers Re-sign DL D.J. Jones. 49ers.com. March 22, 2021. March 23, 2021.
37. Web site: 49ers Claim CB Mark Fields II. 49ers.com. March 3, 2021. March 4, 2021.
38. Web site: 49ers Re-Sign Two Former Players to One-Year Deals. 49ers.com. March 17, 2021. March 18, 2021.
39. Web site: 49ers Sign C Alex Mack. 49ers.com. March 18, 2021. March 19, 2021.
40. Web site: 49ers Sign DL Samson Ebukam. 49ers.com. March 19, 2021. March 19, 2021.
41. Web site: 49ers Sign WR Trent Sherfield. 49ers.com. March 19, 2021. March 20, 2021.
42. Web site: 49ers Sign S Tavon Wilson. 49ers.com. March 22, 2021. March 23, 2021.
43. Web site: 49ers Sign DL Zach Kerr. 49ers.com. March 23, 2021. March 24, 2021.
44. Web site: 49ers Sign LB Nathan Gerry. 49ers.com. March 29, 2021. March 29, 2021.
45. Web site: 49ers Sign WR Mohamed Sanu. 49ers.com. March 30, 2021. March 30, 2021.
46. Web site: 49ers Sign QB Nate Sudfeld. 49ers.com. April 7, 2021. April 7, 2021.
47. Web site: 49ers Sign RB Wayne Gallman Jr.. 49ers.com. April 21, 2021. April 21, 2021.
48. Web site: 49ers Sign Two Defensive Linemen to One-year Deals. 49ers.com. April 23, 2021. April 23, 2021.
49. Web site: 49ers Sign WR Marqise Lee; Waive WR Austin Proehl. 49ers.com. May 17, 2021. May 17, 2021.
50. Web site: 49ers Sign WR Bennie Fowler; Waive WR Marqise Lee. 49ers.com. May 21, 2021. May 21, 2021.
51. Web site: 49ers Make a Series of Roster Moves. 49ers.com. June 1, 2021. June 1, 2021.
52. Web site: 49ers Sign LB James Burgess Jr.. 49ers.com. June 2, 2021. June 2, 2021.
53. Web site: 49ers Sign TE MyCole Pruitt. 49ers.com. June 2, 2021. June 3, 2021. June 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603003524/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-te-mycole-pruitt. dead.
54. Web site: 49ers Sign S Tony Jefferson; Waive CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun. 49ers.com. June 7, 2021. June 7, 2021.
55. Web site: 49ers Sign OL Senio Kelemete. 49ers.com. June 11, 2021. June 11, 2021.
56. Web site: 49ers Sign Trey Sermon to a Four-Year Deal; Claim Rams Wide Receiver. 49ers.com. July 21, 2021. July 22, 2021.
57. Web site: 49ers Announce a Series of Roster Moves ahead of the Start of Camp. 49ers.com. July 27, 2021. July 28, 2021.
58. Web site: 49ers Sign TE Jordan Matthews; Release WR Bennie Fowler. 49ers.com. July 31, 2021. August 1, 2021.
59. Web site: 49ers Sign TE Joshua Perkins and CB B.W. Webb; Waive Two Players. 49ers.com. August 4, 2021. August 4, 2021.
60. Web site: 49ers Sign DL Davin Bellamy; Two Players Return from Reserve/Covid-19. 49ers.com. August 6, 2021. August 6, 2021.
61. Web site: 49ers Sign DL Shilique Calhoun, CB Alexander Myres; Waive Two Players. 49ers.com. August 10, 2021. August 11, 2021.
62. Web site: 49ers Sign LB Donald Payne; Release WR Kevin White. 49ers.com. August 11, 2021. August 11, 2021.
63. Web site: 49ers Sign S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, DL Eddie Vanderdoes and Other Moves. 49ers.com. August 12, 2021. August 12, 2021.
64. Web site: 49ers Sign LB Mychal Kendricks; Waive Three Others. 49ers.com. August 16, 2021. August 16, 2021.
65. Web site: 49ers Claim CB Davontae Harris; Waive QB Josh Rosen. 49ers.com. August 17, 2021. August 18, 2021.
66. Web site: 49ers Sign OL Corbin Kaufusi; Release S Kai Nacua. 49ers.com. August 27, 2021. August 27, 2021.
67. Web site: 49ers Sign WR River Cracraft; Waive WR Richie James. 49ers.com. August 28, 2021. August 28, 2021.
68. Web site: 49ers Sign CB Josh Norman; Release CB Dontae Johnson. 49ers.com. September 6, 2021. September 7, 2021.
69. Web site: 49ers Sign Dre Kirkpatrick, Place Raheem Mostert and Jason Verrett on IR. 49ers.com. September 14, 2021. September 15, 2021.
70. Web site: 49ers Claim RB Trenton Cannon Off Waivers. 49ers.com. September 15, 2021. September 16, 2021.
71. Web site: Reed retiring from NFL over concussion issues. ESPN.com. April 20, 2021. April 20, 2021.
72. Web site: 49ers Waive Three Players. 49ers.com. May 4, 2021. May 5, 2021. May 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220519160318/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-waive-adonis-alexander-matt-cole-chris-edwards. dead.
73. Web site: Weston Richburg Announces Retirement from the NFL. 49ers.com. June 2, 2021. June 2, 2021.
74. Web site: 49ers Waive LB Nathan Gerry. 49ers.com. July 6, 2021. July 7, 2021. July 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184927/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-waive-lb-nathan-gerry. dead.
75. Web site: 49ers Sign CB Ambry Thomas to a Four-Year Deal; Release DL. 49ers.com. July 26, 2021. July 27, 2021.
76. Web site: 49ers Make a Series of Roster Moves. 49ers.com. August 17, 2021. August 17, 2021.
77. Web site: 49ers Make a Series of Roster Moves ahead of the Roster Cut Deadline. 49ers.com. August 24, 2021. August 25, 2021.
78. Web site: 49ers Announce Initial 53-Man Roster Ahead of NFL Deadline. 49ers.com. August 31, 2021. September 2, 2021.
79. Web site: 49ers Announce Trade. 49ers.com. March 26, 2021. March 26, 2021.
80. Web site: 49ers trade back from No. 43 with Raiders. ninerswire.usatoday.com. April 30, 2021. April 30, 2021.
81. Web site: 49ers trade up in NFL draft, pick Ohio State RB Trey Sermon. ninerswire.usatoday.com. April 30, 2021. April 30, 2021.
82. Web site: 49ers Announce Trade. 49ers.com. November 2, 2020. November 3, 2020. February 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228225613/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-trade-kwon-alexander-to-saints-acquire-kiko-alonso. dead.
83. Web site: Lambert. Ivan. April 28, 2020. Goodbye Trent. live. January 28, 2021. Sports Illustrated Washington Football News, Analysis and More. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915144646/https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/goodbye-trent . September 15, 2020 .
84. Web site: Espinoza. Alex. January 15, 2021. 49ers' development of Saleh nets two third-round draft picks. January 16, 2021. NBC Sports.
85. Web site: Chan. Jennifer Lee. January 22, 2021. Washington hires Mayhew as GM; 49ers to get 2023 comp pick. January 29, 2021. RSN.
86. Web site: Branch. Eric. January 22, 2021. 49ers will gain a draft pick by losing executive Martin Mayhew. January 29, 2021. San Francisco Chronicle.
87. Web site: 49ers lose draft pick as Marquise Goodwin's contract reverts back to SF. March 17, 2021. sports.yahoo.com. April 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220422230141/https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-lose-draft-pick-marquise-223859714.html. dead.
88. Web site: 49ers Announce Trade. 49ers.com. October 27, 2020. October 28, 2020.
89. Web site: 2021 NFL Team Total Statistics . . 10 January 2022.
90. Web site: 49ers Stats . . 10 January 2022.