San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t sound like somebody looking to spend big on a veteran free agent wide receiver, like Amari Cooper, for example, when speaking to the media on Monday. A move like that would happen if the 49ers felt like Jordan Watkins’ high-ankle sprain would last longer than they initially thought.
Per the transaction wire, the 49ers had tryouts with four wideouts Tuesday afternoon, and none of them are to be confused with a player of Cooper’s status:
Jalen Camp
Frank Darby
Kwamie Lassiter
Malik Turner
Turner has multiple stints with the 49ers. He was on the practice squad in 2022 and 2025. Turner spent 2025 in the UFL with the Michigan Panthers, where he was ninth in the league in receiving yards.
Lassiter, an undrafted free agent from Kansas in 2022, spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals in ‘22 and 2023. He has one career NFL reception.
Darby is another player who should sound familiar. He was a sixth-round draft pick by the Atlanta Falcons and was on the Niners’ practice squad as recently as last season. Darby was also in the UFL in 2025.
Camp was a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The 6’2, 220-pound receiver appeared in five games with the Houston Texans from 2021 to 2022, but has not registered a statistic since.
Judging by the names, the 49ers are entertaining, Watkins’ injury isn’t severe, and the team is happy with its depth/core at receiver.