The San Francisco 49ers officially welcomed the team’s 2026 rookie class to Levi’s\u00ae Stadium on Thursday as rookie minicamp got underway in Santa Clara. Day 1 focused primarily on onboarding activities, including physicals, meetings, and equipment fittings, before players begin on-field workouts Friday.<\/p>\n
For many of the rookies, the first day inside 49ers headquarters marked the beginning of a lifelong dream.<\/p>\n
“Whenever I touch the field, it’s a different feeling,” rookie defensive lineman Romello Height<\/a> said when describing his love for the game. “It’s where I can show how much I love football. My motor, it’s something I’ve always had since middle school. It carried on throughout college and hopefully I can keep the same motor here.”<\/p>\n Height said he’s especially looking forward to learning from veterans like Nick Bosa<\/a> as he begins his NFL journey.<\/p>\n “Picking his brain and just seeing how he handles things,” Height said. “His film study, when going up against tackles is is going to be a huge deal. Doing things like that and just taking it day by, stacking days and that’ll tell where I’ll be at.”<\/p>\n Linebacker Jaden Dugger<\/a> also spoke about the opportunity to learn from some of the league’s best, including Fred Warner<\/a> and linebackers coach K.J. Wright.<\/p>\n “I’m always studying the best,” Dugger said. “Getting to be around him (Warner) now every day, I’m get to learn from him.”<\/p>\n Dugger added that the rookie class has already started building chemistry after connecting throughout the pre-draft process and seeing one another during their travels to the Bay Area.<\/p>\n “We talked a lot and saw each other in the airport,” Dugger said. “It was good to catch up.”<\/p>\n