Will George Kittle be ready for Week 1? Injury update on 49ers TE

3. Arizona Cardinals – Dante Moore, QB, Oregon

4. Atlanta Falcons – Leonard Moore, CB, Notre Dame

5. Tennessee Titans – Trevor Goosby, OT, Texas

6. Las Vegas Raiders – Jordan Seaton, OT, LSU

7. Cleveland Browns – CJ Carr, QB, Notre Dame

8. New York Giants – Cam Coleman, WR, Texas

9. New Orleans Saints – Colin Simmons, DE/OLB, Texas

10. Washington Commanders – Dylan Stewart, DE/OLB, South Carolina

11. Jets (from IND) – KJ Bolden, S, Georgia

12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Jamari Johnson, TE, Oregon

13. Pittsburgh Steelers – Drew Mestemaker, QB, Oklahoma State

14. Jets (from DAL) – Ellis Robinson IV, CB, Georgia

15. Carolina Panthers – Quincy Rhodes, DE/OLB, Arkansas

16. Cincinnati Bengals – Zabien Brown, CB, Alabama

17. Minnesota Vikings – Ahmad Hardy, RB, Missouri

18. Detroit Lions – Will Heldt, DE, Clemson

19. Baltimore Ravens – Kelley Jones, CB, Mississippi State

20. Houston Texans – Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

21. Kansas City Chiefs – Trey'Dez Green, TE, LSU

22. Philadelphia Eagles – Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State

23. Cowboys (from GB) – Nick Marsh, WR, Indiana

24. San Francisco 49ers – Koi Perich, S, Oregon

25. Jacksonville Jaguars – David Stone, DT, Oklahoma

26. Buffalo Bills – Damon Wilson II, DE, Miami (Fla.)

27. Los Angeles Chargers – A'Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon

28. Chicago Bears – Ahmad Moten, DT, Miami (Fla.)

29. New England Patriots – Whit Weeks, LB, LSU

30. Los Angeles Rams – Princewill Umanmielen, DE/OLB, LSU

31. Denver Broncos – A.J. Holmes Jr., DT, Texas Tech

32. Seattle Seahawks – Mateen Ibirogba, DT, Texas Tech

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1. New York Jets – Arch Manning, QB, Texas

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1. New York Jets – Arch Manning, QB, Texas

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2. Miami Dolphins – Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

3. Arizona Cardinals – Dante Moore, QB, Oregon

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4. Atlanta Falcons – Leonard Moore, CB, Notre Dame

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5. Tennessee Titans – Trevor Goosby, OT, Texas

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6. Las Vegas Raiders – Jordan Seaton, OT, LSU

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7. Cleveland Browns – CJ Carr, QB, Notre Dame

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

8. New York Giants – Cam Coleman, WR, Texas

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

9. New Orleans Saints – Colin Simmons, DE/OLB, Texas

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

10. Washington Commanders – Dylan Stewart, DE/OLB, South Carolina

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

11. Jets (from IND) – KJ Bolden, S, Georgia

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Jamari Johnson, TE, Oregon

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13. Pittsburgh Steelers – Drew Mestemaker, QB, Oklahoma State

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14. Jets (from DAL) – Ellis Robinson IV, CB, Georgia

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15. Carolina Panthers – Quincy Rhodes, DE/OLB, Arkansas

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16. Cincinnati Bengals – Zabien Brown, CB, Alabama

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

17. Minnesota Vikings – Ahmad Hardy, RB, Missouri

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

18. Detroit Lions – Will Heldt, DE, Clemson

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

19. Baltimore Ravens – Kelley Jones, CB, Mississippi State

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

20. Houston Texans – Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

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21. Kansas City Chiefs – Trey'Dez Green, TE, LSU

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

22. Philadelphia Eagles – Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State

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23. Cowboys (from GB) – Nick Marsh, WR, Indiana

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24. San Francisco 49ers – Koi Perich, S, Oregon

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25. Jacksonville Jaguars – David Stone, DT, Oklahoma

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26. Buffalo Bills – Damon Wilson II, DE, Miami (Fla.)

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27. Los Angeles Chargers – A'Mauri Washington, DT, Oregon

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Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks aplenty in early look

28. Chicago Bears – Ahmad Moten, DT, Miami (Fla.)

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29. New England Patriots – Whit Weeks, LB, LSU

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30. Los Angeles Rams – Princewill Umanmielen, DE/OLB, LSU

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31. Denver Broncos – A.J. Holmes Jr., DT, Texas Tech

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32. Seattle Seahawks – Mateen Ibirogba, DT, Texas Tech

Will George Kittle be ready for Week 1?

Kittle hasn't been ruled out for Week 1.

49ers' head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke about the tight end during an April 30 appearance on "The Rich Eisen Show," when he explained that the season opener isn't off the table yet for Kittle's return.

"I know there's a chance to," Shanahan said. "I know he’s working his butt off to do it. I don’t want to say he’s on track, but I think that’s what he’s shooting for. And I don’t put anything past Kittle.

"He works as hard as anyone.”

Shanahan said he points to Boston Celtics' star Jayson Tatum as an example for Kittle to follow, explaining that he also got hurt in the postseason and looks pretty good right now.

Kittle pumped the brakes on pushing too hard for a quick return, however. He spoke with CNBC's Alex Sherman on April 23 and was asked about a potential return for training camp.

"Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves," Kittle said. "We'll dip our toes back in a little bit slower than that. But hey, who knows? Miracles have happened."

Luckily for Kittle and the 49ers, there is a date circled on the calendar to work towards. The 49ers begin their season in Australia against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, Sept. 10.

George Kittle injury update

Kittle explained during a March 17 appearance on the "Bussin' With The Boys" podcast that his recovery was going well.

"Doing great actually," Kittle said, when asked how it's going. "I'm on and off of crutches. Got out of a boot like two weeks ago, which was thrilling because being in a boot is horrible, but got out of that. I'm in these awesome dad shoes with heel lifts in ... I can kind of function around my house without crutches. I just can't be on my feet all day, but it's coming along. The rehab is going great."

The tight end added that his trajectory is "fantastic" and that he was told that it was the best-case scenario given the injury.

"Because you tore your Achilles, this is the best case scenario," Kittle said of what the 49ers' team doctor told him. "For what you did, how you tore it, where you tore it – it couldn't have been any better.

"You got super lucky."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: George Kittle injury update: Will 49ers TE be ready for Week 1?