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The\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0are making a change after the team\u2019s youngest WR has had a slow start to the season. While it may not affect his playing time with the offense specifically,\u00a0WR Jacob Cowing\u00a0will no longer be the team\u2019s starting punt returner.<\/p>\n
On October 2, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that the team will be moving forward with FB\u00a0Kyle Juszczyk\u00a0as the team\u2019s starting punt returner. Shanahan was asked about Juszczyk\u2019s clutch gene, before stating the change in a follow-up question.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care how good your hands are, but just to get thrown in an NFL game and go catch a punt isn\u2019t very easy. Especially when we\u2019re telling him he hasn\u2019t, all he\u2019s got to do is fair catch it. Kyle doesn\u2019t. He\u2019s very confident, he wants to take his opportunity to try to earn that job and try to break tackles and go after it\u2026 He\u2019ll be starting the rest of the year,\u201d\u00a0Shanahan said.<\/p>\n
Juszczyk came in to return the punt after Cowing suffered a shoulder issue. But instead of ensuring security with a fair catch,\u00a0the 49ers\u00a0FB caught the punt and returned it for 8 yards.<\/p>\n
49ers Rookie Muffed Punt in Week 2<\/h2>\n
While his shoulder issue is definitely a part of Juszczyk becoming the starting punt returner, Cowing didn\u2019t exactly seize his opportunity at PR. He is averaging a 5.3 yards per return and has returned six total punts.<\/p>\n
Back in the Week 2 loss to the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings, Cowing also muffed a punt. It was his NFL debut, so nerves are to be expected. The 49ers were able to recover the fumble thanks to DB\u00a0Isaac Yiadom getting on the ball.<\/p>\n
After the game,\u00a0Shanahan did back up Cowing. He stated that the 2024 fourth-round pick is still someone they have in their plans, and he proceeded to give him opportunities over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s one muffed punt,\u201d\u00a0Shanahan said on September 18. \u201cJust when it comes to catching stuff, he\u2019s been as natural of a catcher as we\u2019ve had in our eight years here, just in practice, how he\u2019s been in the games. I know that one got away from him, which we can\u2019t have those. But everyone muffs one here and there. You just hope that was the end of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Juszczyk\u2019s Seeing Uptick in Utilization<\/h2>\n
To go along with returning punts, Juszczyk has also had his name called at a higher rate this year. Through four games, the 2023 All-Pro has 7 catches for 77 yards. The 33-year-old is primarily used as a blocker, but his ability to catch and run has been big for\u00a0San Francisco.<\/p>\n
As thing stand, Juszczyk is on pace for 30 catches this season. His most receptions with\u00a0the Niners in a season came in 2017 (33,) his first year with the 49ers. Over the past two seasons, Juszczyk had caught just 33 passes total.<\/p>\n
Further, he is currently averaging 19.25 receiving yards per game. If that pace keeps up, he would finish with 327 receiving yards. That would be the highest receiving total in his entire 12-year career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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