Jacob Cowing

San Francisco's WR room is deep (Evans, Pearsall, Stribling, Aiyuk, Kirk), and the 2026 second-round pick of Stribling added direct positional competition, leaving Cowing buried at WR6 on the depth chart.

Beat coverage has described Cowing as fighting for a roster spot against Jordan Watkins, Trenton Irwin, Will Pauling and Malik Turner for the final bench spots, a precarious spot for a player already outside the target rotation.

Target share has trended down even as snap share climbed, consistent with a role tilted toward special teams and depth blocking rather than the passing game.

A preseason punt-return touchdown highlights real explosiveness in the return game, which can help him hold a roster spot even without receiving volume.

When targeted, usage skews vertical (aDOT 14.3, roughly a third of targets classified deep), giving him boom-week spike potential if an injury opens up snaps.