Mac Jones steps into the 49ers QB room as Brock Purdy’s toe injury sidelines him for several weeks. After a jagged path from Alabama to New England, Jacksonville, and back to San Francisco, Jones is asked to steady an offense featuring McCaffrey and Kittle until Purdy returns. The piece traces the 2021 draft drama—Lawrence, Fields, Lance, and Jones—and why San Francisco’s gamble on Jones centers on steadiness, accuracy, and fit with Shanahan’s system.