While one of the 49ers’ first-round draft picks was inactive due to a foot injury, the other saw his most extensive playing time of the regular season.
Guard Joshua Garnett, whom the 49ers traded up to select at No. 28 overall, replaced right guard Andrew Tiller for 18 snaps in the second half of the 49ers’ 33-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night.
The 49ers' No. 7 overall pick, defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, was inactive for the game due to a left foot injury.
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Wide receiver Jeremy Kerley, who was listed as questionable with an ankle injury entering the game, not only played – he played all 78 snaps in the game. Kerley has been more than twice as productive as any other wide receiver on the team. He leads the 49ers with 26 receptions for 304 yards and two TDs.
Linebacker Nick Bellore made his first NFL start, and he was one of four 49ers defensive players to play all 68 snaps on that side of the ball. He led the team with nine tackles and a half-sack.
Aaron Lynch made his season debut after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on substances of abuse. He played 35 snaps, more than any other of the team’s outside linebackers, and recorded two tackles.
Here’s how the 49ers divided their playing time on offense, defense and special teams on Thursday in their 33-21 loss to the Cowboys:
San Francisco 49ers
Offense
78 snaps
78 -- QB Blaine Gabbert, WR Jeremy Kerley, LT Joe Staley, LG Zane Beadles, C Daniel Kilgore, RT Trent Brown
73 -- WR Torrey Smith
71 -- WR Quinton Patton
64 -- RB Carlos Hyde
61 -- TE Garrett Celek
60 -- RG Andrew Tiller
18 -- RG Joshua Garnett
14 -- TE Blake Bell
9 -- RB Shaun Draughn, WR Rod Streater
6 -- RB Mike Davis
5 -- WR Aaron Burbridge
Defense
68 snaps
68 -- LB Nick Bellore, CB Rashard Robinson, FS Eric Reid, SS Antoine Bethea
65 -- CB Tramaine Brock
62 -- DL Arik Armstead
54 -- LB Michael Wilhoite
42 -- S Jaquiski Tartt
40 -- DL Quinton Dial
35 -- LB Aaron Lynch
32 -- LB Eli Harold
29 -- NT Mike Purcell
28 -- LB Ahmad Brooks
25 -- DL Ronald Blair
20 -- DL Taylor Hart
15 -- CB Keith Reaser
10 -- LB Gerald Hodges
9 -- LB Tank Carradine
6 -- DL Tony Jerod-Eddie
2 -- CB Chris Davis
1 -- CB Dontae Johnson
Special teams
32 -- Shayne Skov, Johnson
26 -- Burbridge
21 -- Marcus Cromartie
20 -- Reaser
19 -- Bell, Tartt
17 -- Purcell
16 -- Celek
15 -- Bellore
14 -- Hodges
13 -- Patton, Draughn
11 -- Bradley Pinion, Kyle Nelson, Dial
10 -- C.Davis
9 -- Phil Dawson, Kerley, Robinson
8 -- Wilhoite
7 -- Lynch
6 -- Je’Ron Hamm, M.Davis, Reid, Brooks, Jerod-Eddie
5 -- Streater, Hart
4 -- Staley, Beadles, Tiller, Garnett
3 -- Brown
1 -- Armstead, Carradine
Did not play
QB Colin Kaepernick
C Marcus Martin
Not active
QB Christian Ponder
CB Jimmie Ward
WR Deshawn Martin
OT John Theus
TE Vance McDonald
DL Glenn Dorsey
DL DeForest Buckner