Ahead of their Week 18 finale at the Arizona Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers revealed several final roster moves on Saturday.
The 49ers promoted linebackers Alex Barrett and DaShaun White to the active roster from the team’s practice squad. San Francisco offensive lineman Drake Nugent and wide receiver Trent Taylor were also activated from the team’s practice squad.
Meanwhile, offensive lineman Spencer Burford and linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles were placed on the injured reserve list.
Per Pro Football Focus, Burford has appeared in five games this season and has slotted in for the 49ers at left tackle, left guard and right guard. Flannigan-Fowles started three games and played in seven this season for San Francisco, tallying 17 tackles, two passes defensed, one interception and one tackle for loss in 151 defensive snaps.
Barrett has logged 10 defensive snaps and two tackles across two games versus Miami and Detroit this season for the 49ers. White entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma with Buffalo in 2023 and joined the 49ers’ practice squad this past September.
Nugent signed with San Francisco as an undrafted free agent from Michigan last May before being waived in August. Nugent was then signed to the 49ers’ practice squad.
Taylor entered the NFL with San Francisco as a fifth-round pick by the 49ers in the 2017 NFL draft. Taylor has caught 87 passes for 834 yards and three touchdowns during his NFL career, with the bulk of that production coming during the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the 49ers.
Taylor combined to catch 69 passes for 645 receiving yards with three touchdowns during the 2017 and 2018 NFL seasons with the 49ers.
