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Who is Isaac Guerendo, the 49ers’ new starting running back? Career stats, salary, contract...
With Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason both placed on the IR, the San Francisco 49ers are to turn to rookie Guerendo.
Rookie Isaac Guerendo is set to start at running back in the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 14 clash with the Chicago Bears this weekend, after the Californians lost their top two RBs in Sunday’s defeat to the Buffalo Bills.
Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason have both been placed on the injured reserve list (IR) after suffering knee and ankle injuries, respectively, in the 35-10 loss at Highmark Stadium. McCaffrey, the team’s star running back, had only made his first appearance of the campaign in Week 9; the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year missed the first eight games with Achilles tendinitis.
Who is Isaac Guerendo?
Guerendo was selected by the 49ers in the fourth round of the 2024 Draft in April, having split his six-year college football career between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Louisville Cardinals. The 24-year-old was the ninth running back to be picked in the Draft, behind Jonathon Brooks, Trey Benson, Blake Corum, MarShawn Lloyd, Jaylen Wright, Bucky Irving, Will Shipley and Ray Davis.
Yet to start for the 49ers, Guerendo’s greatest involvement so far this season came in San Francisco’s match-ups with the Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys. Against the Seahawks in Week 6, the Indiana native produced a 76-yard run against that took him within a yard of the end zone; against the Cowboys two weeks later, he chalked up the first touchdown of his NFL career.
Overall, Guerendo has run for 246 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, having doubled his TD tally with a 15-yard run against the Bills at the weekend. He has also accrued 19 receiving yards, with five receptions from six passes.
What is Guerendo’s salary at 49ers?
As a rookie, Guerendo has a four-year contract with the 49ers, with a fifth-year option. According to the sports finance specialists Spotrac, his San Francisco deal is worth $4.73 million, with a guaranteed $704,500 and an average annual salary of $1.18m.
Bears vs 49ers: start time, how to watch
The Week 14 game between the Bears and the 49ers will take place on Sunday December 8, 2024, with kick-off at Levi’s Stadium scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT. Viewers in the US will be able to watch the game on FOX. You can stream FOX’s coverage on the online platform fubo, which offers new users a free trial.
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