The San Francisco 49ers hit the road in Week 7, as they traveled across the country for a battle with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and Kyle Shanahan's team walked out of Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a 29-20 loss.
San Francisco's offense struggled to hold onto the ball in this game, as quarterback Brock Purdy threw two interceptions and both tight end George Kittle and running back Kaelon Black lost fumbles. That's just not a recipe for winning football.
As we continue to comb through the 49ers' first loss of the 2026 season, let's see how Pro Football Focus graded some of San Francisco's best and worst players in the defeat.
Overall PFF grades: Offense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- TE George Kittle - 82.6
- RB Christian McCaffrey - 80.4
- RT Colton McKivitz - 78.2
- RG Dominick Puni - 78.0
- LT Trent Williams - 72.8
Bottom 5
- FB Kyle Juszczyk - 58.2
- WR Christian Kirk - 52.6
- WR Brandin Cooks - 52.0
- RB Kaelon Black - 48.6
- LG Connor Colby - 45.7
Overall PFF grades: Defense (min. 10 snaps)
Top 5
- CB Deommodore Lenoir - 75.7
- DL James Thompson Jr. - 73.1
- LB Fred Warner - 72.6
- S Malik Mustapha - 65.4
- DE Mykel Williams - 62.9
Bottom 5
- DE Romello Height - 45.5
- DL Osa Odighizuwa - 42.6
- LB Jaden Dugger - 39.8
- DL Sebastian Valdez - 38.3
- CB Jack Jones - 27.3
Pass protection grades (OL only)
- LT Trent Williams - 83.9
- RG Dominick Puni - 76.2
- RT Colton McKivitz - 73.9
- C Jake Brendel - 72.5
- LG Connor Colby - 45.4
Run-blocking grades (OL only)
- RT Colton McKivitz - 78.8
- RG Dominick Puni - 74.5
- LT Trent Williams - 69.0
- C Jake Brendel - 54.8
- LG Connor Colby - 45.9
Pass-rush grades (front-seven only, min. 10 pass-rush snaps)
- DL Gracen Halton - 58.7
- DE Mykel Williams - 54.7
- DL James Thompson Jr. - 52.5
- DL Sebastian Valdez - 51.9
- DE Keion White - 51.5
- DL Osa Odighizuwa - 48.6
- DE Romello Height - 48.1
Coverage grades (min. 10 coverage snaps)
- LB Fred Warner - 72.7
- CB Deommodore Lenoir - 72.5
- S Malik Mustapha - 60.6
- S Ji'Ayir Brown - 52.0
- LB Dre Greenlaw - 49.5
- CB Renardo Green - 42.3
- LB Jaden Dugger - 36.6
- CB Jack Jones - 27.0
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