QB Brock Purdy (toe) to start for 49ers against Jaguars - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers will welcome quarterback Brock Purdy back to the starting lineup against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Purdy, who has missed the past two games because of a toe injury, participated in practice all three days this week and does not have an injury designation going into Sunday, clearing the path for him to step back into his starting role against the Jaguars.

Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Friday afternoon that Purdy will start.

«He looked good,» Shanahan said. «He got to do a lot more than last week and each day he got a lot better.»

For most of the week, all signs pointed toward Purdy being able to play against the Jaguars. He was limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday but upgraded to a full participant on Friday. Before the Week 3 win against the Arizona Cardinals, Purdy was limited in practice but not really doing much during those sessions.

When Purdy spoke to the media before that game, he was cautious and made it clear that he would be more of a game-time decision. But Purdy struck a decidedly different tone Thursday, expressing that his toe had made notable progress from last week and that he was doing more in practice than he had last week.

«I really like where I'm at with the progress with it healing up and feeling better and dropping back, throwing,» Purdy said. «It's no secret like it's been two-and-a-half weeks or so. And just overall, my toe is healed up. It's gotten better.»

Though the Niners considered making Purdy available as a backup last week, they ultimately decided against it in part out of fear that he could make the injury worse if he played on it before he was fully healthy.

After the Niners saw Purdy come close to being available but then