The San Francisco 49ers officially reported for training camp today, marking the first step in the team's five-week build toward the regular season. Report day serves as a checkpoint before practices begin, with players completing physicals, meetings, and media sessions.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan, president of football operations and general manager John Lynch, linebacker Fred Warner, and quarterback Brock Purdy all spoke to the media, setting the tone for what looks to be one of the team's most competitive camps in years. Here are your biggest takeaways from 2025 player report day:

1. Establishing the 49ers Standard

Warner made it clear that the veterans in the building won't change their approach just because the team is bringing in one of its largest rookie classes in years, a total of 11 first-year players. Consistency and leading by example, he said, is how young players quickly learn the 49ers standard.

"You see it every single year," Warner said. "Guys come in and they're like, 'All right, this is how it's supposed to be done.' And they just fall in line. And you challenge those guys, but training camp is about competition. It's about building this thing from the ground up."

Reflecting on his own rookie experience seven years ago, Warner emphasized that newcomers must embrace the mental side: mastering the playbook to keep pace with camp's speed.

"I honestly try to be a help to any of the young players that I can anytime they got questions, giving them the feedback that I can. I remember, just as a rookie, wanting to make sure I was on top of it in terms of the the playbook. Because everybody else who's been here, they have that experience and the advantage of having been here and learned the system. So, they're able to just get right into the flow of 'let me work on my craft.' Versus a rookie, you're learning the plays while trying to get it, trying to be in shape, and trying to work on your breaks and your punches. It's so many different things you're trying to battle. The last thing you want to think about in a play is like, 'Man, what's my assignment?'

"So, the more that you can study and catch up in that way mentally, that's going to allow you to now have a chance at competing and doing those those little small minute details that we harp on every single day."

2. Competition Across the Roster

Expect this year's training camp to be some of the most competitive, hard-fought practices yet. Shanahan shared that this is one of the most open and high-stakes camps since 2018, with several roster spots truly up for grabs. The final 53-man roster and practice squad will be shaped by how players perform over the next five weeks.

"My goal with everything is to be the best we can possibly be," Shanahan said. "That means nothing except for each individual becoming the best they can be. And all that has to do with putting in work and getting better each day. We're finally at camp, and I think these guys have put the work in throughout the offseason... They've given themself a chance to come in here and really grind. And we're going to do that here for the next five weeks before we settle this team. I think we have as many position spots open on the final 53 and the practice squad that we've had since probably 2018. And I really want everyone to come in and focus strictly on that. Be the best you can be, work every day, and we'll see what that adds to make our team collectively.

"But, if I could simplify my rambling better, it's time to go to work."

Purdy echoed the value of the roster's openness, seeing it as a chance for players to prove themselves under pressure and strengthen the team's depth heading into the season.

"When you've got young guys come in, new guys come in, there's positions that are open for someone to go and take," Purdy said. "It's not easy. It's the NFL, you have to go out and earn it every single day, every single meeting, every moment, you name it. But more than anything, this is going to get us ready for the fire we're about to encounter when it comes to the season. You want to have guys that are battle-tested and they've been through the moments. In high pressured situations, you want a guy that you can rely on. And so, I think this is a good time for all these young guys to compete and see who takes the next step and can separate themselves."

3. Purdy's Offseason Focus

Purdy kept a familiar routine this offseason, training in Florida with his trusted quarterback coaches and mixing in some time in Nashville working with George Kittle and tight ends from around the league. As he prepared to enter this year's camp, the quarterback honed in on his mobility, mechanics, and leg conditioning to stay in peak shape.

Despite the new contract he signed in May, Purdy stated that nothing changes to how he approaches the upcoming season.

"The tape doesn't lie," Purdy said. "I've got to watch the tape and Shanahan, (offensive coordinator Klay) Kubiak, (quarterbacks coach Mick) Lombardi, they're all real with me about where I need to get better and they push me with that, which I love. But that's my mindset every single day. It doesn't matter how much I'm getting paid or what. I'm going to go out there and anytime I step out on the field, I'm the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and there's a standard that I've got to play at, and a chip that I have to have on my shoulder with every single rep, every single day. So, I don't look at it any differently. I never have and I won't. That's where I'm going to be at moving forward too."

"Brock has had a hell of a short career so far, he had a hell of an offseason," Shanahan added. "When you have a guy who is, to me, real in those ways, it hasn't been fake. The way he works, who he is as a man, what he's put on film, what we see every day, he will keep getting better and that's what we saw throughout OTAs."

4. A New-Look Receiver Room

With Deebo Samuel Sr. now in Washington and Brandon Aiyuk still rehabbing, the 49ers receiver room will see some new faces to open camp. Purdy will spend these weeks building timing and chemistry with several new players, including rookies Isaiah Neyor, Jordan Watkins, and Junior Bergen. The team also added depth through free agency with Malik Knowles, Demarcus Robinson, Isaiah Hodgins, and Equanimeous St. Brown, who signed a one-year deal on report day.

For Purdy, training camp is a crucial stretch to see which players can step up and earn meaningful roles by Week 1.

"We get to see guys step up to the occasion," Purdy said. "When you're going against the top guys on our defense and we get into some periods where we're replicating third downs and every little thing matters. I think it's really good for, obviously, the young guys and the new guys, to come in our system, and then for me to be able to execute and throw them a ball in tight coverage. It's just a great time of year to build chemistry, but also see who's willing to compete and be ready to be a guy come Week 1 in the season. That's what excites me, and I know everyone in the locker room is excited for those moments too."

5. Roster Health

Multiple players opened camp on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, including WR Brandon Aiyuk, WR Ricky Pearsall, DL Yetur Gross-Matos, OL Andre Dillard, S Malik Mustapha, and LB Curtis Robinson. Additionally, OL Ben Bartch was placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury (NFI) list.

Lynch noted the team often uses the PUP designation to allow players a proper ramp-up and keep roster flexibility ahead of final cuts.

"I think we put them on PUP, all these guys for a reason," Lynch said. "When they took their physicals, they weren't deemed to be ready on that specific day. And in some instances, they'll come off relatively quickly. It's kind of a ramp-up situation where they've been away, we want to assess them, we want to get them off to the side and kind of build them up. Abundance of caution... In some of these instances, we anticipate it being short term. Ricky would be one of those."

Gross-Matos and Dillard are in similar situations as Pearsall, they're healthy enough to practice but will have a three-day acclimation period before deciding whether or not to be cleared. ACL rehabs are still ongoing for Aiyuk, Mustapha, and QB Kurtis Rourke, who are all targeting returns sometime during the season, though the first half is the hopeful timeline.

As for RB Christian McCaffrey and T Trent Williams, the two offensive veterans will ramp up carefully throughout camp. Both stars are healthy and present, but their workloads will be closely managed to keep them fresh for the season. Shanahan noted last year's circumstance, where neither fully participated in camp, didn't help them long-term, so they'll be involved but monitored.

The 49ers will now turn their attention to the practice field, hosting 11 open sessions for the Faithful at the SAP Performance Facility starting Tuesday, July 23.