Reserve/future contracts secure a player's rights before the upcoming season. These contracts officially activate on March 12, the start of the new league year, when players begin to count against the team's salary cap.
The 49ers Communications staff provided the following rundown on the newcomers.
Hodgins (6-3, 200) was originally drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (207th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Throughout his four-year NFL career with the Bills (2020-22) and New York Giants (2022-24), he has appeared in 31 games (14 starts) and registered 60 receptions for 634 yards and seven touchdowns. He has also started two postseason contests with the Giants and tallied nine receptions for 108 yards and one touchdown. Hodgins spent the 2024 season on the Giants practice squad, where he appeared in three games and totaled two receptions for 12 yards.
A 26-year-old native of Oakley, CA, Hodgins attended Oregon State University (2017-19), where he appeared in 34 games and totaled 176 receptions for 2,322 yards and 20 touchdowns and earned All-Pac 12 First Team his junior season (2019).
McKenzie (6-5, 315) originally entered the NFL after signing with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022. Throughout his three-year NFL career, McKenzie has spent time on the Titans (2022), Seattle Seahawks (2022-23), Las Vegas Raiders (2023-24), New England Patriots (2024) and New York Giants (2024) practice squads. In 2024, McKenzie signed to the Giants practice squad on December 11.
A 25-year-old native of Concord, CA, McKenzie attended the University of Southern California (2017-21), where he appeared in 43 games (19 starts) on the offensive line.
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