SANTA CLARA —Practice No. 2 went down Thursday at 49ers training camp with the following highlights, lowlights and other sights and sounds:
PURDY IS PURE
Brock Purdy put on a clinic to rebound from his two-interception opening practice. Only one of his 14 passes hit the ground — a wise overthrow toward Kittle in traffic over the middle.
Most impressive, Purdy beat Robert Saleh’s blitz for a completion to Demarcus Robinson, who has had a stellar start to camp.
San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy (13) passes the ball during practice at the 49ers training camp at the practice facility at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
Purdy was on with his accuracy, timing, and reads. Kittle and Robinson each had four receptions, with Kittle’s best coming on a 35-yard crossing route against Tre Brown. After finding Robinson while three defenders blitzed, Purdy finished his workload with a savvy checkdown to Patrick Taylor Jr., then a quick pass to Jordan Watkins while Mykel Williams and Bryce Huff collapsed the pocket.
OFFENSIVE STAR POWER
For a few plays, the 2023 49ers offense reappeared. Christian McCaffrey would take Purdy’s handoff and weave his way up the middle, while Trent Williams cleared the way, including once keeping Fred Warner at arm’s distance.
McCaffrey and Williams were stashed safely away from Wednesday’s opening practice after taking part in positional warmups. This time, they were in the first-string mix.
Williams’ blocking assignment on several plays was Mykel Williams, this year’s top draft pick. Trent Williams won those; they’re not related. On other plays, Trent Williams pitted himself against Nick Bosa, and a Bosa spin move to the outside was quickly countered by Purdy throwing over the top to a running back.
WILLIAMS ON D-ENDS
Trent Williams draped Mykel Williams with compliments after their first practice together, though they first got to know each other by hanging out last month in Cabo San Lucas (after the rookie daringly asked to use the All-Pro left tackle’s plane).
“Mykel is a huge dude, man. You generally don’t see guys that size on the edge,” Trent Williams said. “It sucks having to base block guys with arms as long as their legs. He has a chance to be a really good player, a chance to be dominant. He has the best coach in the league pushing him. He gets to learn from some of the best guys, like Nick.”
Williams skipped camp last season amid a contract stalemate, and he wasted no time Thursday re-igniting his friendly rivalry with Bosa.
“It’s always good to go against Nick, one of my better friends on the team but one of the best players in the league,” Williams said, “and being able to size yourself up against him, especially me going into 16 and not knowing where that cliff is, and I get to go against Nick to give me a good measuring stick.”
San Francisco 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk runs with teammates during practice at the 49ers training camp at the practice facility at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
AIYUK MOBILIZING
Brandon Aiyuk isn’t a stagnant observer, biding his time on the Physically Unable To Perform list.
He is not allowed to partake in drills but came darn close as he pantomimed the wide receiver unit’s 15-yard warmup sprints, doing so to the side without coaching. Once receivers each caught a pass in the next session, he was there to playfully try forcing a fumble or serve as a ball shagger.
A year ago, any sight of Aiyuk was a distraction as he didn’t practice amid a contract stalemate that dragged into late August. Now, Aiyuk has a compression sleeve on his right leg, nine months since surgery to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament tears from a Week 5 hit against Kansas City. The Niners have not announced a timetable for his comeback, with six weeks until the season opener at Seattle.
PLAY OF THE DAY
Undrafted rookie Isaiah Neyor used his 6-foot-4 frame and 4.4-second speed in the 40 to make a 50-yard diving catch of a Mac Jones heave against safety Jason Pinnock, with three other defensive backs in the vicinity.
INJURY WATCH
No apparent injuries through this practice, which wide receiver Jacob Cowing did not take part in because of Wednesday’s hamstring strain in warmups.
TURNOVER WATCH
Undrafted linebacker Stone Blanton made practice’s lone interception, on a gifted pass right to him from third-stringer Tanner Mordecai. … Linebacker Tatum Bethune appeared to recover a Jordan James fumble in the backfield.
Check back soon for more insights after today’s press conferences.
Originally Published: July 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM PDT
