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San Francisco 49ers: 2018 midterm report-card grades by position

By Peter Panacy

GLENDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback C.J. Beathard #3 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback C.J. Beathard #3 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers scores on a 55 yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the 49ers 18-15. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin #11 of the San Francisco 49ers scores on a 55 yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the 49ers 18-15. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

F. . . . WIDE RECEIVER

There are a lot of factors at play for the 49ers wide receivers. Injuries, especially to Dante Pettis and the team’s presumed No. 1 target, Marquise Goodwin, have hurt. C.J. Beathard having to take over for Jimmy Garoppolo didn’t help matters much either.

But take a look at San Francisco’s receiving stats out of this group halfway through the season:

49ers 2018 Receiving Table
Game Game Rece Rece Rece Rece Rece Rece
No. Player Age Pos G GS Tgt Rec Yds TD Y/G Ctch% Fmb
11 Marquise Goodwin 28 WR 6 6 23 12 259 4 43.2 52.2% 0
15 Pierre Garcon 32 WR 7 7 40 21 230 0 32.9 52.5% 0
81 Trent Taylor 24 7 0 28 18 138 1 19.7 64.3% 1
84 Kendrick Bourne 23 wr 8 1 29 17 191 2 23.9 58.6% 0
18 Dante Pettis 23 wr 5 1 8 3 96 1 19.2 37.5% 2
17 Victor Bolden 23 4 0 4 1 10 0 2.5 25.0% 0
13 Richie James 23 wr 5 1 1 1 7 0 1.4 100.0% 0

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 10/29/2018.

Only Goodwin has established himself as a legitimate threat through the air. But injuries have limited him and taken away the most dynamic aspect of Kyle Shanahan’s offense: speed.

No. 2 wideout Pierre Garçon hasn’t been much of a factor either, which suggests why he’s on the trade block.

Meanwhile, second-year pro Trent Taylor hasn’t been anything close to the third-down weapon he was in 2017. A lingering back injury could be a primary reason for the drop off in production, but the numbers that matter simply haven’t been there.

Pettis, also injured with a knee issue, hasn’t been much of a factor aside from his lone touchdown in Week 1.