{"id":964777,"date":"2026-08-05T09:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/964777\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:18:15","slug":"what-49ers-dezhaun-stribling-wants-to-learn-from-mike-evans-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/964777\/","title":{"rendered":"What 49ers\u2019 De\u2019Zhaun Stribling wants to learn from Mike Evans \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANTA CLARA \u2014 De\u2019Zhaun Stribling<\/a> is coming into an ideal situation for a rookie wide receiver.<\/p>\n

The door is open for the No. 33 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> to earn significant playing time<\/a> in his first NFL season. And he also is joining a 49ers team that has one of the league\u2019s top role models at his position.<\/p>\n

Wide receiver Mike Evans, a six-time Pro Bowl performer, signed as a free agent this offseason with the 49ers after spending his first 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

Evans\u2019 streak of 1,000-yard seasons came to an end last year, as he appeared in only eight games due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Of course, Stribling expects to learn a lot from Evans<\/a>. But he also hopes he can do his part to raise the level of play around him.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust learning points from everything, from route details to how you do certain things, catching the ball, hand placement, just learning from each and every one of them,\u201d Stribling told NBC Sports Bay Area on \u201cMeet the Rookies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(I\u2019ll be) competing and pushing them to be better so I can become better, also.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 49ers have reason to be high<\/a> on Stribling, who got off to a good start with a demonstration of his playmaking ability during the offseason program.<\/p>\n

Fullback Kyle Juszczyk told NBC Sports Bay Area that he was impressed with Stribling\u2019s willingness<\/a> to do some of the dirty work, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s big. He\u2019s fast. He\u2019s physical,\u201d Juszczyk said of Stribling. \u201cI think in our second OTA, he was asked to cut off the defensive end on the backside of the ball, and he so willingly and impressively did so. He threw his body in there with no hesitation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stribling posted nearly identical numbers in his final two seasons of college football. He caught 52 passes for 882 yards and six touchdowns at Oklahoma State in 2024. Last year, he had 55 receptions for 811 yards and six touchdowns at Ole Miss.<\/p>\n

But he said he steers clear of setting statistical goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like putting numbers or expectations out there,\u201d Stribling said. \u201cI just like going out and playing the best I can play. That\u2019s all it is at the end of the day: Doing what I can do at the highest level to help the whole team win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stribling joins a group of wide receivers that includes Evans, Christian Kirk, DeMarcus Robinson, Jordan Watkins and Ricky Pearsall, who recently was placed on season-ending IR<\/a>. He brings a well-rounded skill set to the 49ers, which includes his ability to block and make yards after the catch with his 4.36 speed in the 40-yard dash.<\/p>\n

He said he already has an idea of what it takes to succeed with the 49ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of toughness, a lot of grit, a lot of unity as a whole and doing your part for the whole organization,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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