The San Francisco 49ers held their first day of rookie minicamp, where top pick Ji'Ayir Brown and his fellow draftees hit the field after the entire class was signed to their contracts yesterday.
Additionally, San Francisco's batch of 12 undrafted free agents, all signed as well, were present on Friday to begin minicamp, but there were eyes on a different group as well: the 11 tryout players who earned an invite to camp.
NBC Sports's Matt Maiocco reported that the 49ers had quarterbacks Clayton Thorson and Steven Montez, wide receiver Jalen Hall, tight end Gavin Schoenwald, defensive linemen Michael Owusu and Blaine Hoover, linebacker Trevor Brohard, cornerback Ronald Williams, and safeties Cade Pugh and Darius Williams all present on Day 1 of minicamp.
Tryouts at 49ers rookie camp:
QB Clayton Thorson
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) May 12, 2023
QB Steven Montez
CB Ronald Williams
S Darius Williams
S Cade Pugh
LB Trevor Brohard
DL Michael Owusu
DL Blaine Hoover
WR Jahcour Pearson
TE Gavin Schoenwald
WR Jalen Hall
While there was no 11-on-11 work due to a lack of pads and personnel issues, each quarterback reportedly had themselves an eye-catching completion, according to the Athletic's David Lombardi.
49ers rookie minicamp was tame as usual — obviously no pads and also not enough OL/DL for 11-v-11 work. There was some 7-v-7 passing stuff. Tryout QB Clayton Thorson connected on a deep pass to Tay Martin and then fellow tryout QB Steven Montez delivered a strike that rookie…
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) May 12, 2023
Coincidentally, Thorson, a former fifth-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles, is currently recovering from a torn UCL, which is the same injury that 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy suffered earlier this year in the NFC Championship game.
The 49ers are continuing their rookie minicamp on Saturday with Day 2.