49ers star wide receiver Ricky Pearsall out for the season, to undergo surgery on knee in crushing blow

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Training camp may be early, but the San Francisco 49ers have just taken a massive hit.

Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will have season-ending surgery on his injured right knee, general manager John Lynch announced Saturday. The surgery will repair his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL).

Pearsall was shut down after two practices in training camp because of swelling in the knee. The 2024 first-round pick has flashed throughout his first two years in the NFL but has struggled to stay on the field.

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Ricky Pearsall No. 1 of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the sidelines during the national anthem before an NFL divisional playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on Jan. 17, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

As a rookie, he missed most of training camp with a shoulder injury and then was shot in a robbery attempt before the season began. He played in 11 games in 2024, catching 31 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns.

It seemed like Pearsall was primed to make the jump as the team’s No. 1 receiver in 2025 after catching 20 passes for 327 yards in his first four games, but then he suffered a knee injury. That injury knocked him out for the next six games.

When he returned, he