49ers sign Jack Bouwmeester, Dinkins on NFI list
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49ers sign Jack Bouwmeester, put Khalil Dinkins on NFI list
The San Francisco 49ers signed undrafted punter Jack Bouwmeester to a three-year contract worth just over $3.1 million and placed rookie tight end Khalil Dinkins (TE, SF) on the Active/Non-Football Injury List.
Bouwmeester is competing for the punter job
Bouwmeester is a 2026 UDFA out of the University of Texas, with stops at Michigan State and Utah before that. He averaged 44.5 yards per punt on 59 attempts in his lone season at Texas and landed 23 punts inside the 20. His career college average across 213 punts was 43.8 yards.
He is competing with veteran Corliss Waitman for the job left open by Thomas Morstead's departure. Waitman was the only punter working at OTAs while Bouwmeester's paperwork was still being processed. No fantasy relevance here. Punters are not rostered in standard formats.
What the NFI designation means for Khalil Dinkins
Dinkins is a 2026 UDFA out of Penn State who posted 37 catches for 399 yards and 7 touchdowns across five college seasons. He measured 6'4", 251 lbs with a 4.72 40-yard dash.
The NFI designation means he suffered a non-football injury and cannot practice or play until he is medically cleared and activated. The nature of the injury has not been disclosed. Missing training camp and the preseason makes an already long-shot roster spot close to impossible.
Before this designation, Dinkins was projected sixth on the 49ers depth chart behind George Kittle (TE, SF), Jake Tonges, Luke Farrell, Brayden Willis, and Hayden Rucci. There was a thin sleeper argument given Kittle's Achilles recovery, but the NFI placement removes Dinkins from any near-term fantasy consideration.
George Kittle is the only 49ers tight end worth a roster spot in 2026 fantasy leagues.