San Francisco 49ers pre-snap motion rate, 2026
64.4%
1st of 32 in the NFL
- 45.1%
- On 289 plays through Week 4
How often do the 49ers use pre-snap motion?
The 49ers have put a man in motion before the snap on 64.4% of their plays through Week 4, 1st in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | Motion% | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 68.0% | 1st |
| Week 2 | 64.0% | 2nd |
| Week 3 | 64.3% | 2nd |
| Week 4 | 64.4% | 1st |
Last season
Up from 55.9% in 2025, which ranked 2nd of 32.
From the 49ers weekly
Three to three at halftime. The 49ers had been stopped on fourth and one at the Denver thirty-four on the first snap of the second quarter, and Denver's Allen blocked a fifty-four-yard Pineiro field goal as the half ran out. Then, tied with nine fifty-two left in the third, a 49ers punt from their own eleven went sixty-one yards, Marvin Mims fielded it at the Denver twenty-eight, and San Francisco's Neal forced the fumble and recovered it himself. San Francisco scored nine snaps later, scored twice more in the fourth quarter, and beat the Broncos twenty-four to fourteen at home to go four and oh. Neither offense turned the ball over, and neither quarterback was sacked.
Read the Week 4 note →Which offenses use the most pre-snap motion in 2026?
San Francisco 49ers (64.4%), Miami Dolphins (63.5%), then Los Angeles Chargers (57.4%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Pre-Snap Motion Rate board.
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