March 8, 2026, 4:30 p.m. PT

The San Francisco 49ers clearly lacked talent at wide receiver in 2025 after moving on from Deebo Samuel and having Brandon Aiyuk leave the team without communication.

Now, the 49ers are expected to release Aiyuk soon, while Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne, Skyy Moore and Trent Taylor are all set to hit the market themselves. This would leave San Francisco with just Ricky Pearsall, Demarcus Robinson, Jordan Watkins, Jacob Cowing, Malik Turner, Junior Bergen and Colton Dowell.

With that knowledge, San Francisco should be actively pursuing wide receivers in free agency this offseason. Here are four options that might make the most sense for the 49ers in 2026.

Alec Pierce

Pierce is the top wide receiver on the market this offseason. The Indianapolis Colts originally took him in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft (No. 53 overall) out of Cincinnati. Over the last four years, he’s appeared in 64 games and caught 157 passes for 2,934 yards and 17 touchdowns, while leading the league in yards per reception in 2024 and 2025.

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Doubs has been the receiver most connected to the 49ers in recent weeks, with many believing it’s almost guaranteed that he’ll be in San Francisco in 2026. Green Bay took Doubs in the fourth round (No. 132 overall) in the 2022 NFL draft out of Nevada. He’s played in 59 games in the NFL, catching 202 passes for 2,424 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Wan’Dale Robinson

Robinson, 25, had a breakout year in 2025, catching 92 passes for a career-high 1,014 yards and four touchdowns. Since the New York Giants took him in the second round (No. 43 overall) of the 2022 NFL draft out of Kentucky, he has 268 receptions for 2,465 yards and nine touchdowns in 54 games.

Mike Evans

Evans has been one of the best receivers in the league since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took him in the first round (No. 7 overall) in the 2014 NFL draft out of Texas A&M. In his career, he’s appeared in 176 games and has caught 866 passes for 13,052 yards and 108 touchdowns on his way to six Pro Bowls, two All-Pro selections and one Super Bowl win.

The 30-year-old saw his NFL record for most consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 yards (11 seasons) end last year after a hamstring injury, a concussion and a broken clavicle limited him to just eight games played in 2025.

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