
Sincere McCormick plays MORE offensive snaps than Jordan James at Las Vegas on August 27. Equal counts grade this WRONG.
San Francisco opened camp with a two-man competition to back up Christian McCaffrey. Across two preseason games Kaelon Black has carried the ball eight times and Jordan James has not carried it at all, because one had an adductor injury and the other a fractured rib. Sincere McCormick, a third-year back outside the projected 53, leads the team with 16 carries for 91 yards. One practice and one game remain before the roster is due Sunday.

PFF's grades from the 49ers' 41-17 preseason win at the Chargers, read one player at a time. Carver Willis graded last among the eleven San Francisco offensive linemen charted, a week after grading first on the whole team against Tennessee. Nick Zakelj, re-signed six days ago and absent from the head coach's list of left guard competitors, graded second among every lineman in the game. Two undrafted rookie defensive tackles posted the best defensive grades on the roster, Sincere McCormick ran for the most yards on the field and graded as the team's worst pass blocker, and Jack Jones took the best coverage grade while Darrell Luter played the most snaps and took the lowest among the corners who finished.

The 49ers beat the Chargers 41-17 at SoFi Stadium on Thursday night. Brock Purdy played one drive and twelve snaps, Jacob Cowing returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown and caught two of seven targets, and Sincere McCormick ran six times for 53 yards. Austen Pleasants became the third left guard candidate to get hurt, Renardo Green and Nick Martin left with hamstring injuries, and four Called Shots resolved off the game book. Seven takeaways with nine days until the roster is due.

The 49ers held their 10th full training camp practice on Monday. Robert Jones worked with the first-team offensive line at left guard, Connor Colby stayed at second-team right guard, and offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak called the job a competition anyway. Christian McCaffrey was given the day off with tightness, leaving Patrick Taylor Jr., Sincere McCormick and Khalil Herbert as the only healthy running backs, and the club worked out two more. Brock Purdy went 10 of 13. Nick Bosa missed a fourth straight practice.
