The 49ers are set to sign defensive back Logan Ryan, and to make room on their roster San Francisco will release running back Ty Davis-Price according to Matt Barrows of the Athletic. As a second-year player he will be subject to waivers.
Davis-Price was a third-round pick in the 2022 draft who never got his career off the ground in San Francisco. As a rookie he dealt with injuries and only played in six games where he notched 99 yards on 34 attempts. During that rookie season he was eclipsed on the depth chart by undrafted rookie Jordan Mason.
Despite an improvement from Davis-Price in the 2023 offseason, he didn’t surpass Mason on the depth chart and he wound up being a healthy scratch in all but one game this year.
With injuries in the secondary, tight end and on the defensive line, the running back room became an easy place for the 49ers to cut ties with a player whose future with the team was murky.
In his lone appearance this season Davis-Price posted 21 yards on six carries in mop up duty at the end of a blowout win over the Cowboys.
There’s a chance the team brings him back on the practice squad if he clears waivers and doesn’t sign elsewhere. That would allow them to maintain some internal RB depth with a player who knows their system well.
