Before Steve Young became a San Francisco 49ers hero, he was wasting his time in the depth. With Joe Montana set as the starter, his hopes of replacing him looked dim.

Gracen Halton • DT An absolute menace, with serious push again and again, particularly in the last series for the Titans’ offensive starters, where he had three great reps in the run and the pass game, beating Peter Skoronski, one of the better guards in football, at least twice. That speaks volumes.

SANTA CLARA — It’s Week 1 of the preseason, which means it’s primetime for overreactions. Let’s see how this one holds up by the end of Week 18. The best rookie receiver inside Levi’s Stadium Thursday night wasn’t the guy whose name was called fourth by commissioner Roger Goodell in April.

With J.J. McCarthy the No. 2 QB in Minnesota, there's growing speculation the Vikings could trade him elsewhere.

Kyle Shanahan said Rourke appeared to be OK after suffering a rib injury, but the medical staff wanted to rule out anything serious.

Many 49ers player raised their stock in the preseason opener against the Titans, but five of them saw their stock lowered.

Who's playing? Who's injured? Check out the San Francisco 49ers' unofficial depth chart after preseason Week 1.

49ers WR Deebo Samuel will wear No. 19 again after returning to San Francisco following one season with the Commanders.