C.J. Beathard

A fourth-round pick by the Eagles in 2013 after a standout college career with USC, getting beat out by Beathard is a significant setback for Barkley, who was coming off his best season as a pro with the Bears in 2016.

Victor Bolden made his case. Asa Jackson made his. Matt Barkley didn’t get the chance. The 49ers can keep an extra wide receiver. They might be able to use an additional cornerback. They don’t need a third quarterback.

Though SAM linebacker Eli Harold was the only member of the 49ers’ starting 22 who appeared against Los Angeles, plenty of players, including C.J. Beathard, used the last preseason outing to make their closing statements in their bid to make San Francisco’s 53-man roster.

C.J. Beathard didn’t run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. But if there were any questions about his mobility, the rookie out of Iowa answered them on Thursday night.

On Friday, his grandfather, was named as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2018.

Though C.J. Beathard guided his Hawkeyes team to the Rose Bowl during his junior season and an eight-win campaign during his senior year, Beathard wasn’t viewed as one of the most sought after quarterback prospects in the weeks and months leading up to the NFL Draft.

The 49ers PR staff released the second version of the team’s unofficial depth chart on Tuesday and it looked an awful lot like the one they released prior to the team’s first preseason game on Friday. In fact as far as the starters were concerned, there wasn’t a single change.

Shanahan joined Murph & Mac on Thursday and said that the backup QB spot is now an open competition between the two young quarterbacks.

The San Francisco 49ers announced on Tuesday that they have signed quarterback C.J. Beathard to a four-year deal. With the signing, the 49ers now have nine of the team’s 10 2017 draft picks under contract.