49ers reveal jersey numbers for rookies, including top pick Pearsall
SANTA CLARA — Two years after Brock Purdy wore No. 14 in the 49ers’ rookie camp, Ricky Pearsall will do the same next week. “That’s what they assigned to me for camp, so we’re going to rock out with it,” Pearsall said Wednesday morning on 95.7 The Game. “We’re going to make it look good. “They say that number has no aura but I’m going to put some aura in it.” History lesson: No. 14 did have a positive aura, back in the day. Pro Football Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle wore No. 14 from 1952-60, and Ray Wersching donned it as the 49ers’ kicker on their first two Super Bowl-winning teams. Portrait of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Y.A. Tittle in uniform and holding a football, 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Purdy wore No. 14 before switching to No. 13 upon making the season-opening roster in 2022, eventually seizing the starting quarterback role. By the way, Purdy’s jersey was the NFL’s 13th-best-selling jersey over the first three months of last season, according to the NFL Players Association. Sam Darnold wore No. 14 last season