Overview
- San Francisco traded down out of Round 1 and used its first Day‑2 pick, No. 33 overall, to select wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling.
- Stribling compiled 216 receptions for 2,964 yards and 23 touchdowns over five college seasons at Washington State, Oklahoma State and Ole Miss.
- Coaches and reporters identified him as the rookie who stood out most in minicamp because of his size, speed, blocking and deep‑field ability.
- Quarterback Brock Purdy called Stribling a player with “a lot of raw talent,” and veteran Kyle Juszczyk praised his maturity and movement in the building.
- Stribling took reps as a punt‑coverage gunner, giving him a clear special‑teams path to the active roster while he learns Shanahan’s complex playbook and develops offensively.