Tag: Jaylon Moore

49ers highest-graded pending free agent a shocker

Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded pending 49ers free agent is a shocker.

Pro Football Focus broke down every NFL team’s highest-graded pending free agent from the 2024 season.

The top billing for the San Francisco 49ers is a name that might surprise you. Among San Francisco players on expiring deals with a minimum of 100 snaps, offensive tackle Jaylon Moore was the highest-graded 49er.

In his 271 snaps of work, Moore earned a 74.9 offensive grade, which ranked sixth among San Francisco’s offensive personnel.

This honor would have gone to Dre Greenlaw (82.0 PFF overall grade), but the linebacker mustered only 34 snaps this past year. Meanwhile, Moore was a solid fill-in at left tackle, surrendering only one sack and 10 pressures on 154 opportunities. The 27-year-old was generally effective as a run blocker, reflected in his 70.1 PFF run-blocking grade.

With only 831 career offensive snaps under his belt, Moore projects best as a swing and/or depth tackle. With Trent Williams’ decision to return not yet known, the 49ers could look to bring Moore back if they need to usher in a more marquee replacement. – Bradley Locker, Pro Football Focus.

A fifth-round pick out of Western Michigan in the 2021 NFL draft, Moore just completed his rookie contract.

Moore worked as the 49ers’ starting left tackle throughout camp and preseason while star left tackle Trent Williams held out. Then, as Williams dealt with a lingering ankle injury in the back half of the 2024 season, Moore plugged in and performed well.

The expectation from 49ers general manager John Lynch is that Williams will be back to pair with right tackle Colton McKivitz in 2025. Even if Williams returns, the 49ers could use a solid depth piece like Moore up front that understands Kyle Shanahan’s system and that can play both outside and inside.

With just 12 career starts, the 49ers should be able to re-sign Moore at a reasonable price.

The 49ers will have as many as 33 players entering some form of free agency, including high-profile unrestricted free agents such as linebacker Dre Greenlaw, defensive linemen Kevin Givens and Javon Hargrave, cornerback Charvarius Ward and safety Talanoa Hufanga.

49ers officially sign new OL, place another OL on IR

Jaylon Moore’s season is officially over and the 49ers are on their third-string LT … at least.

The San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday announced a pair of corresponding roster moves as the injuries stack up on their offensive line.

Offensive tackle Jaylon Moore was officially placed on IR with a quad injury he sustained in the 49ers’ Week 16 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday in a conference call told reporters Moore would be out for the final two games of the regular season. His placement on IR means his season is over.

To fill his roster spot, the 49ers added offensive tackle Charlie Heck from the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. Heck was a fourth-round pick of the Houston Texans in the 2020 draft out of the University of North Carolina. He started 21 of the 41 games he played in four years with the Texans.

This offseason he joined the Cardinals and played in seven games with no starts.

The 49ers may not be done making IR moves. Left tackle Trent Williams is also out for the year with an ankle injury per Shanahan, though he is still on the active roster. Left guard Aaron Banks is working through an MCL injury and is also out for the season, but he hasn’t been placed on IR either.

With Moore and Williams on the sideline, the 49ers will turn to Spencer Burford who is dealing with a calf injury. If Burford can’t play in Week 17 vs. the Detroit Lions, it may be Heck or the recently-signed Austen Pleasants starting on the offensive line the final two weeks.

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49ers injury updates are bad news for offensive line and Dre Greenlaw

The injuries continue piling up…

The San Francisco 49ers’ offensive line is struggling, and those struggles aren’t going to get any easier after a trio of injuries cropped up in the team’s Week 16 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday in a conference call with reporters said reserve offensive tackle Jaylon Moore and left guard Aaron Banks both suffered season-ending injuries Sunday.

Moore went down with a quad injury in the third quarter while pass blocking. Banks left the game early in the fourth quarter after he was rolled up on during a run up the middle by running back Patrick Taylor. Shanahan said he has an MCL injury that will cost him the final two games.

Those injuries are the most significant for now, but reserve OL Spencer Burford is also working through a calf injury. As of Monday afternoon Shanahan didn’t have an update on Burford whose MRI results hadn’t come back.

Even if Burford isn’t out, Moore going down means the 49ers will be on their third-string left tackle. It doesn’t get any better at left guard where backup Ben Bartch is already out for the year with a high ankle sprain. At minimum the 49ers will be on their third-string left guard.

However, Burford is their third-string left guard and their third-string left tackle. If he’s in, he’ll likely play left tackle which means San Francisco will be down to their fourth-string left guard for the final two games. If Burford can’t go because of the calf injury, it’ll be a fifth-string left guard and fourth-string left tackle.

Shanahan also indicated linebacker Dre Greenlaw could be done for the season after experiencing soreness in his right calf. Greenlaw tore his left Achilles in the Super Bowl in February and made his season debut in Week 15. MRI results also hadn’t returned for him, but Shanahan said his gut told him Greenlaw would likely be shut down for the year. That decision wouldn’t come until after the head coach had gotten a chance to talk with the pending free agent.

It looks for now like second-year LB Dee Winters would be Greenlaw’s replacement, but Winters is day-to-day with a chest injury after Sunday’s game.

Safety Ji’Ayir Brown is also day-to-day with an ankle issue.

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49ers injury updates immediately following loss vs. Miami Dolphins

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan provided injury updates on 49ers immediately following the loss vs. the Miami Dolphins.

The San Francisco 49ers (6-9) suffered a series of injuries to key cogs during their 29-17 loss at the Miami Dolphins (7-8) on Sunday afternoon from Hard Rock Stadium.

Offensively, guards Aaron Banks and Jaylon Moore exited with injuries. Defensively, linebackers Dre Greenlaw and Dee Winters and defensive end Leonard Floyd all left at different points with various ailments.

Afterwards, San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan provided his initial injury update.

“Alright guys, injuries from the game. Greenlaw, right calf, never returned. Leonard Floyd, shoulder, did return. Jaylon Moore, quad, did not return. Aaron Banks, knee, did not return. Dee Winters, chest, did not return,” Shanahan said.

Asked the seriousness of Banks’ injury, Shanahan didn’t sound optimistic.

“Yeah, they thought it was most likely an MCL,” Shanahan said.

Shanahan was asked if Greenlaw’s calf was cause for concern as well.

“I mean, it can be. It was the fourth play or one of the first four plays. I know it was their first drive. He felt tightness in the calf, so once that happened, we shut him down. We’ll see if he pulled it or anything,” Shanahan said.

The 49ers entered Sunday’s date at Miami with running back Isaac Guerendo and left tackle Trent Williams ruled out with injury.

San Francisco closes its season with a Dec. 30 date at Detroit before traveling to Arizona on Jan. 5.

Another 49ers starting OL goes out with injury

The 49ers offensive tackle is listed as questionable to return against the Dolphins.

The San Francisco 49ers entered their contest against the Miami Dolphins with an extended list of injuries on Sunday in Florida. While they’re already missing a flurry of running backs, thee 49ers were also thin at offensive line.

With Trent Williams sidelined, the 49ers started Jaylon Moore at offensive tackle in Week 16 against the Dolphins. However, Moore suffered an injury in Miami. After making it to the sideline, Moore was listed as questionable to return for the game against the Dolphins with a quad injury.

Via @49ers on Twitter:

With Moore out, reserve tackle Spencer Burford entered the game for the 49ers.

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Updated list of Jaguars set to become 2024 free agents

The Jaguars have re-signed a handful of their impending free agents, but there are still several players set to hit the open market.

In addition to the six new Jacksonville Jaguars set to be added to the roster, the team has been working to bring back a few of their own free agents.

Ezra Cleveland, Jeremiah Ledbetter, and Daniel Thomas all signed new contracts with the Jaguars and both Blake Hance and D’Ernest Johnson will reportedly soon follow. Jacksonville also used the franchise tag to keep Josh Allen from hitting the market.

While the Jaguars hope they can add Calvin Ridley to that list, for now he and several of his 2023 teammates are set to hit the market when free agency officially begins Wednesday. Here’s every Jaguars player with an expiring contract who is still set to become a free agent:

With the Ravens’ Devin Duvernay set to join the Jaguars’ roster, Agnew’s time with the franchise is clearly over. He even said his goodbyes on social media Tuesday. In three seasons with the team, he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl, scored two return touchdowns, caught five touchdown passes, and recorded a rushing touchdown.

It was a quick hi and bye for Barkley, who signed with the Jaguars a day after Christmas in 2023 amid a string of injuries for Trevor Lawrence. He was active for Jacksonville’s Week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers and took six snaps in garbage time.

Blackson signed with the Jaguars just before the start of the 2023 season and had a knack for being in the right place at the right time. Despite being on the field for just 30 percent of the Jaguars’ defensive snaps, he managed to fall on three fumbles.

The Jaguars seemed to remain optimistic about the 2020 first-round pick all the way to the bitter end. But after four seasons, Chaisson has just five career sacks.

Claybrooks missed the entire 2023 season due to a domestic battery court case that’s still ongoing. While there was some confusion about whether his contract would toll over due to the lost year, Demetrius Harvey of the Florida Times-Union reports that Claybrooks will be an unrestricted free agent as of Wednesday.

After signing a three-year contract with the Jaguars as an undrafted rookie in 2018, Herndon re-signed with the team on one-year deals in 2021, 2022, and 2023. For the fourth straight offseason, he entered this March as an impending free agent. In six seasons with Jacksonville, Herndon has appeared in 83 career games and has three interceptions, nine tackles for loss, and 32 passes defended.

The Jaguars reportedly decided not to tender Johnson, who was set to be a restricted free agent this offseason. That’ll allow the special teams ace to hit the market after spending two seasons in Jacksonville.

McManus spent one season with the Jaguars and is reportedly headed elsewhere. The veteran kicker agreed to a one-year deal with the Commanders on Monday night.

Moore joined the Jaguars in 2022 and spent the entire year on the practice squad, then he spent all of 2023 on the team’s injured reserve. As an exclusive rights free agent, it’d cost next to nothing for Jacksonville to keep him, but there’s been no indication yet that they’ve extended a qualifying offer.

Quarterman, a fourth-round pick in 2020, played out the final year of his rookie contract in 2023. In four seasons with the Jaguars, he 54 career tackles, one tackle for loss, and one very consequential forced fumble.

Ridley is easily the biggest name on this list and the top receiver on the free agent market. In his first season with the Jaguars following a 2022 trade from the Falcons, Ridley recorded 76 receptions for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns. Jacksonville is reportedly working to bring back the receiver and he “currently prefers to return” to the Jaguars, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

No player in Jaguars history has played more consecutive games with the team than Shatley. After signing with the team as a free agent in 2014, he signed new contracts with the Jaguars in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Shatley started six games for the Jaguars in 2023.

The Jaguars picked up Van Lanen in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2022, but he’s appeared in just 71 snaps over two years with the team. As a restricted free agent, the Jaguars could tender the lineman, but there hasn’t been an indication that they’ve decided to do so.

Jaylon Moore fills in admirably for LT Trent Williams

Trent Williams was out for the #49ers, but Jaylon Moore stepped up nicely.

There was a potential disaster brewing for the 49ers when they rolled out Jaylon Moore to start at left tackle in place of the injured Trent Williams on Monday night in Minnesota. Not only did Moore avoid disaster in his fourth-career start at left tackle, he was perhaps San Francisco’s best offensive lineman.

Moore received a strong 73.1 run blocking grade from Pro Football Focus and allowed only one pressure and one hurry in 33 pass blocking snaps against a Vikings defense that blitzed on 21 of quarterback Brock Purdy’s 33 dropbacks.

The 49ers didn’t run behind Moore much, but running back Christian McCaffrey carried twice to his side for six yards and one touchdown.

Even during the game it was evident that Moore wasn’t a problem on the 49ers’ offensive line. His performance makes it worth wondering if he’s one of San Francisco’s five best offensive linemen, especially since right tackle Colton McKivitz allowed a team-high six pressures, five hurries and one sack while also struggling as a run blocker.

It’s unclear what Williams’ timeline for a return is. He injured his ankle in Week 6 and was ruled out for Monday night’s game. If he’s able to come back in Week 8 it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see the 49ers try fitting Moore into their offensive line given how well he acquitted himself Monday night.

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49ers injury updates: RB Elijah Mitchell day-to-day with adductor strain

Here’s a look at the latest injury updates for the 49ers at training camp, including Elijah Mitchell’s adductor injury.

As training camp progresses, the bumps and bruises continue to grow in Santa Clara. On Thursday, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan provided an injury update for four players, including a key member of the backfield.

Here’s a look at the latest round of updates regarding injuries for the 49ers at training camp.

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49ers injuries: OL Jaylon Moore leaves Day 6 of training camp early

The #49ers OL depth may get tested early in camp.

The 49ers on Tuesday had their first real injury scare of training camp when veteran offensive lineman Jaylon Moore went down with an apparent leg injury.

ESPN’s Nick Wagoner tweeted that Moore appeared to suffer left knee injury. The severity and exact nature of Moore’s ailment were unknown immediately after Tuesday’s session.

Moore limped off the field slowly and took a cart to the locker room.

This would be a fairly significant blow to an already thin 49ers offensive line. Moore was receiving first-team reps at left tackle while Trent Williams wasn’t in during team drills. That’s an indicator that Moore is the likely favorite to win the swing tackle job.

If he’s out for an extended period, second-year OL Leroy Watson and veteran Matt Pryor would be next in line for the swing tackle job. Although if Moore suffered a serious injury the team may look at available free agents to bring in for additional competition.

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Jaguars place WR Jaylon Moore on injured reserve

The Jaguars placed Jaylon Moore on injured reserve to make room for XFL pass rusher Willie Taylor III.

The Jacksonville Jaguars added XFL pass rusher Willie Taylor III on Wednesday and made room on the roster by placing wide receiver Jaylon Moore on injured reserve.

Moore, 25, spent the 2022 season on the Jaguars’ practice squad after spending the first two years of his NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens.

Through three seasons in the NFL, the former undrafted free agent hasn’t played in a regular season game. Landing on the injured reserve in the offseason means that Moore’s 2023 season is over.

While the details of his season-ending injury have not been made public, Moore hinted at the news in a post on Instagram last week.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsJWXo9uMCu/

“Definitely one the most frustrating part of my life but I know everything happens for a reason,” Moore wrote.

The Jaguars have four veterans presumably locking down four roster spots in Calvin Ridley, Christian Kirk, Zay Jones, and Jamal Agnew. The remainder of the depth chart will be sorted out in training camp with Tim Jones, Kevin Austin Jr., and sixth-round pick Parker Washington among the top contenders.

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