Eddie

Yarbrough

Raheem Mostert, Trey Sermon, and Elijah Mitchell are San Francisco’s top-three running backs, at least until Jeff Wilson returns. The 49ers also waived/released DL Alex Barrett, WR River Cracraft, DL Darrion Daniels, OL Alfredo Gutierrez, LB Justin Hilliard, FB Josh Hokit, OL Corbin Kaufusi, S Jared Mayden, OL Colton McKivitz, CB Alexander Myres, OL Dakoda Shepley, LB Elijah Sullivan, WR Nsimba Webster, WR Travis Benjamin, OL Jake Brendel, S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, CB Dontae Johnson, OL Senio Kelemete, TE Jordan Matthews, TE MyCole Pruitt, QB Nate Sudfeld, and DL Eddie Yarbrough.

Yarbrough wasn’t a starter last year, but he did rotate in, allowing him to make 29 tackles across 15 games. The former UDFA signed a one-year contract this offseason. Yarbrough will get another shot at making a roster as a depth option.

Yarbrough was an exclusive rights free agent. He will be a restricted free agent in 2020. The former UDFA has appeared in 31-of-32 games over the past two seasons, though he has notched only one sack on 801 snaps. Now 26, there is nothing in Yarbrough’s profile to suggest he is a player on the rise.

The UDFA out of Wyoming spent last summer with the Broncos but was cut in September. He’s been working with the Bills’ first-team defense with Shaq Lawson hurt, and Carucci believes Yarbrough has not only secured a spot on the roster, but also a place in the rotation opposite Jerry Hughes.