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Ricky Pearsall scores first career touchdown to give 49ers a 7-0 lead
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Ricky Pearsall scores first career touchdown to give 49ers a 7-0 lead

49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall needed just three plays and eight catches to score his first touchdown.

With the 49ers at the Tampa Bay 46, the first-round pick caught a pass from Brock Purdy at the 30 and remained untouched the rest of the way. The 46-yard touchdown put the 49ers up 7-0 with 4:15 left in the first quarter.

Pearsall was shot in the chest on August 31 during an attempted robbery. He made his NFL debut on October 20 against the Chiefs.

He caught seven passes for 59 yards in his first two games.

The 49ers have used running back Christian McCaffrey extensively so far, and he has four touches for 26 yards. McCaffrey makes his debut in 2024 after recovering from bilateral Achilles tendonitis.