7 months agoThe San Francisco 49ers placed running back
Elijah Mitchell (hamstring) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday, and his 2024 season is over. Mitchell, who was projected as the team's RB2, has dealt with injury problems throughout his career, having never played more than 11 games in a year.
Jordan Mason is now expected to be the 49ers' RB2 behind
Christian McCaffrey (calf) with Mitchell sidelined. Rookie
Isaac Guerendo and
Patrick Taylor Jr. will also see an uptick in playing time behind McCaffrey and Mason with Mitchell now done for the year.
--Jake Kleiner - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport of NFL Network
8 months agoSan Francisco 49ers running backs
Elijah Mitchell (hamstring),
Isaac Guerendo (hamstring) and
Patrick Taylor Jr. (undisclosed) have all returned to training camp practices in the last two days. The only Niners running back out of practice still is starter
Christian McCaffrey (calf), but he's been doing heavy work on the side. Mitchell will now try to hold off
Jordan Mason for the RB2 role in San Fran. Although McCaffrey will end up missing the entire preseason, the 49ers aren't worried that he'll miss the start of the regular season. The 26-year-old former sixth-rounder in 2021 out of Louisiana would become a weekly fantasy option if CMC were to miss extended time, but Mitchell has battled injury issues of his own in his three years in the NFL and has played in a total of 27 games (12 starts) since entering the league. Guerendo is behind in his development heading into his rookie year, but he, too, could be a threat to Mitchell's spot on the depth chart eventually in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - David Lombardi
8 months agoSan Francisco 49ers running back
Elijah Mitchell (hamstring) won't suit up for Saturday's preseason opener. The 49ers will be without Mitchell,
Christian McCaffrey (calf), and
Isaac Guerendo (hamstring) for Saturday's contest. Undrafted rookie
Cody Schrader and veteran
Matt Breida are likely to see increased touches with the 49ers limited on players. These injuries aren't expected to linger into the regular season.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Matt Maiocco
8 months ago49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan relayed to reporters on Tuesday that San Francisco 49ers running back
Elijah Mitchell (hamstring) has been dealing with a strained hamstring. While it's unknown if Mitchell will miss any time because of this injury, but the fact that
Christian McCaffrey (calf) is also set to miss the preseason with a calf injury and the team adding former 49er
Matt Breida to the running back stable raises the level of concern. The pecking order for the backup running back behind McCaffrey has heated up with Mitchell,
Jordan Mason, rookie
Isaac Guerendo, and now Breida. Mitchell has been the primary backup since McCaffrey arrived in San Francisco in a 2022 mid-season trade, but the hold on that job has loosened by the day. Keep an eye on any news regarding the injury status for Mitchell, but Mitchell does carry a slight edge as the contingency running back for the 49ers in case CMC isn't ready for Week 1.
--Kevin Tompkins - RotoBallerSource: Lindsey Pallares
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