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Meet the San Francisco 49ers 2016 Practice Squad

View the full 2016 San Francisco 49ers practice squad.

The San Francisco 49ers filled out their 10-player practice squad over the weekend. Most of the names are familiar faces that had previously been with the club during the preseason.

Below are notes on each player that will practice with the 53-man roster and look to earn their way onto the roster themselves.

WR Dres Anderson

Anderson spent his first season on the Non-football Injury List before having a productive preseason with the 49ers in 2016. The former Utah standout caught a 30-yard, game-winning touchdown against the Denver Broncos. Anderson finished with four receptions for 64 yards and one score in four exhibition contests. OL Alex Balducci

Balducci played defensive lineman at Oregon before the 49ers brought him to the offensive side of the football as an undrafted free agent. He played all over the offensive line during the preseason, including time at center. Balducci's defensive background and offensive skills make him a versatile option on both scout teams.OL Fahn Cooper

San Francisco selected Cooper in the fifth round (174th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. The Ole Miss product started 26 games during his collegiate career. That includes seven starts at left tackle when Laremy Tunsil served a suspension in 2015. Cooper played predominantly at left guard during the preseason and saw 42 snaps against the Chargers.TE Je'Ron Hamm

Hamm ranked second on the 49ers roster with 88 receiving yards on five receptions during the preseason. Only Garrett Celek (94 yards) had more. Hamm spent his rookie season with Washington in 2015 after spending his college career at Louisiana-Monroe.WR Chris Harper

Harper is the lone member of the practice squad who spent the preseason on another team's roster. The pass-catcher began his career with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of Cal in 2015. Harper spent the beginning of the season on the practice squad before being called up to the active 53-man roster. He caught one pass for six yards in five games of action.CB Prince Charles Iworah

Iworah was credited with seven tackles and one pass defended in four exhibition games. San Francisco used a seventh-round selection (249th overall) on the cornerback out of Western Kentucky. The 5-foot-9 defensive back turned heads with his 4.32-second, 40-yard dash at his college pro day.OL Norman Price

Price signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Mississippi. Price started at right tackle in the team's preseason finale against the San Diego Chargers and played all 78 snaps. The rookie o-lineman helped San Francisco's ball-carriers enjoy a healthy 5.2 yards per carry average.**

LB Marcus Rush**

Rush finds himself on the 49ers practice squad for the second consecutive season. The former Michigan State Spartan was a force to be reckoned with in the preseason. His six sacks led the NFL – no one else had more than 4.5. Rush also intercepted a pass and forced two fumbles. Kelly praised Rush's impressive play and noted that cutting him was a difficult choice.LB Shayne Skov

This is Skov's third season with the 49ers. The linebacker spent his rookie season on San Francisco's practice squad in 2014 before spending a majority of last season on the active roster. Skov appeared in 15 games in 2015. The former Stanford Cardinal tallied 18 total tackles during the preseason.RB Kelvin Taylor

One of San Francisco's sixth-round picks this year had a big game against the Chargers last Thursday. Taylor ran the ball nine times for 56 yards and scored on a 10-yard touchdown run. The Florida Gator and son of longtime NFL running back Fred Taylor added two receptions for 17 yards and also converted a two-point attempt in the fourth quarter.

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