Team usage · SF

San Francisco 49ers

Who gets the ball in 49ers games: the passes, the runs and the chances near the end zone.

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

Target distribution

Out of every 10 passes the team throws, how many go to each player. More passes mean more chances to score.

Player	Position	Target share	Games	Targets	Air-yards share	WOPR	End-zone targets
Christian McCaffrey	RB	21%	3	17	6%	0.36	0
George Kittle	TE	20%	3	16	23%	0.46	1
Mike Evans	WR	20%	3	16	28%	0.49	2
Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	14%	3	11	6%	0.24	1
Demarcus Robinson	WR	11%	2	6	22%	0.32	2
Kyle Juszczyk	RB	9%	2	4	7%	0.18	1
Jacob Cowing	WR	8%	1	2	16%	0.23	0
Jordan Watkins	WR	8%	1	2	11%	0.19	0
Luke Farrell	TE	5%	2	3	7%	0.12	0
KhaDarel Hodge	WR	5%	1	1	8%	0.13	0
Kaelon Black	RB	2%	3	2	−2%	0.03	0

Backfield split

Out of every 10 runs, how many each player gets. It shows who the main running back is.

Player	Position	Carry share	Games	Carries	Goal-line runs	Red-zone share
Christian McCaffrey	RB	44%	3	35	5	37%
Kaelon Black	RB	31%	3	25	0	13%
Jordan James	RB	15%	1	4	0	0%
Brock Purdy	QB	13%	3	10	1	3%
Mac Jones	QB	7%	1	2	0	0%

Red-zone share

Passes and runs that start within 20 yards of the end zone: the closest chances to score.

Player	Position	Red-zone share	Games	Red-zone chances	Goal-line runs	End-zone targets
Christian McCaffrey	RB	37%	3	11	5	0
George Kittle	TE	17%	3	5	0	1
Kaelon Black	RB	13%	3	4	0	0
Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	10%	3	3	0	1
Kyle Juszczyk	RB	10%	2	2	0	1
Demarcus Robinson	WR	9%	2	2	0	2
Mike Evans	WR	7%	3	2	0	2
Brock Purdy	QB	3%	3	1	1	0

Quarterback

Whoever played most recently is listed first.

Player	Last game	Games	Dropbacks	EPA per dropback	CPOE (accuracy)	Carries	Expected points per game Est.
Brock Purdy	Week 3	3	83	+0.62	+6.4	10	15.5

Target share by week

Out of every 10 passes each week, how many went to each player. A dash means no passes, runs or pass plays for him that week (a bye week, or he didn't play or get a chance).

Player	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Season
Christian McCaffrey RB	24%	19%	19%	21%
George Kittle TE	15%	19%	27%	20%
Mike Evans WR	21%	14%	23%	20%
Deebo Samuel Sr. WR	21%	19%	0%	14%
Demarcus Robinson WR	9%	14%	—	11%
Kyle Juszczyk RB	—	10%	8%	9%
Jacob Cowing WR	—	—	8%	8%
Jordan Watkins WR	—	—	8%	8%

49ers talking points

Role up

Christian McCaffreyRBSF

Christian McCaffrey's share of SF carries rose to 65% in week 3 (15 carries), from 35% in weeks 1-2.

Carry share, week 3: 65%
Carries, week 3: 15
Carry share, weeks 1–2: 35%

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

QB efficiency

Brock PurdyQBSF

Brock Purdy is at +0.62 EPA per dropback over 83 dropbacks, 1st of 30 QBs with 50+.

EPA rank: 1 of 30 qualified QBs
EPA per dropback: +0.62
Dropbacks: 83

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Role up

George KittleTESF

George Kittle's target share rose to 27% in week 3 (7 targets), from 16% in weeks 1-2.

Target share, week 3: 27%
Targets, week 3: 7
Target share, weeks 1–2: 16%
Targets, weeks 1–2: 9

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

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