JOSHUA DOBBS NEWS

Operating as No. 2 QB in Week 13 Dobbs is active and will operate as the 49ers' top backup quarterback for Sunday night's matchup with the Bills, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Impact Dobbs will take a step up on the depth chart in Week 13 to serve as the No. 2 QB, supplanting Brandon Allen to take over the backup role behind Brock Purdy. Purdy is officially active after missing Week 12 with a shoulder injury.

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Serving as emergency QB again Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against Seattle and will be San Francisco's emergency third quarterback, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Dobbs hasn't yet been active for a game this season with Brandon Allen working as Brock Purdy's backup. In order for Dobbs to get into Sunday's game against the Seahawks, both Purdy and Allen would need to be ruled out due to injury, illness, or ejection.

NOVEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE

Emergency QB for Week 10 Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Dobbs will be the 49ers' emergency quarterback in Week 10. He'll only see the field Sunday if starter Brock Purdy and backup Brandon Allen are both forced to exit due to injuries.

NOVEMBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

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NOVEMBER 6

Operating as emergency QB Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday night's game against the Cowboys, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Dobbs will once again operate as the team's emergency quarterback in Week 8. He'll only enter the game if both Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen are forced to exit with injuries.

OCTOBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Emergency QB versus Kansas City Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Impact Dobbs is the Niners' third, emergency quarterback behind Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen.

OCTOBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Remains as emergency QB Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's contest against the Seahawks, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Dobbs will operate as the team's emergency quarterback for the sixth consecutive week to open the 2024 season. The 29-year-old will only enter the game if both Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen suffer injuries versus Seattle.

OCTOBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Emergency option again Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Impact Once again, Dobbs will serve as the 49ers' emergency quarterback. He's technically inactive but will suit up and can play if Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen are both injured during Sunday's game.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Emergency option again Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Impact Once again, Dobbs will serve as the 49ers' emergency quarterback. He's technically inactive but will suit up and can play if Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen are both injured during Sunday's game.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Emergency QB again Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.

Impact Once again, Dobbs will serve as the 49ers' emergency quarterback. He's technically inactive but will suit up and can play if Brock Purdy and Brandon Allen are both injured during Sunday's game.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Emergency quarterback for Week 3 Dobbs (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Rams, but he will serve as the emergency third quarterback, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.

Impact Dobbs will only see the field Sunday if starter Brock Purdy and backup Brandon Allen are both injured.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Working as emergency QB again Dobbs (coach's decision) will serve as San Francisco's emergency third quarterback Sunday versus the Vikings, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact It's the second consecutive week that Dobbs has been designated the 49ers' emergency QB, as Brandon Allen has emerged as the team's preferred choice to back up Brock Purdy. Dobbs will be able to enter Sunday's game only if both Purdy and Dobbs become unavailable due to injury or ejection.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Will be emergency quarterback Dobbs (coach's decision) is designated as San Francisco's emergency third quarterback for Monday's game versus the Jets, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact While technically inactive, Dobbs would be available for the 49ers in the event that both Brock Purdy and backup Brandon Allen went down due to injury. He appeared in 13 games last year with the Cardinals and the Vikings.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Will be emergency quarterback Dobbs (coach's decision) is designated as San Francisco's emergency third quarterback for Monday's game versus the Jets, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact While technically inactive, Dobbs would be available for the 49ers in the event that both Brock Purdy and backup Brandon Allen went down due to injury. He appeared in 13 games last year with the Cardinals and the Vikings.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 24 • 49ERS.COM

Brock Purdy has mixed results in 49ers' 24-24 preseason tie with the Raiders

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AUGUST 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joshua Dobbs Throws a Quick-Strike TD to Jacob Cowing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joshua Dobbs throws a 10-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jacob Cowing.

AUGUST 24 • 49ERS.COM

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AUGUST 21

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AUGUST 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will Shanahan choose Allen or Dobbs as 49ers' backup QB? It looks like the battle to be the 49ers’ backup to Brock Purdy is coming down to the wire between Brandon Allen and Joshua Dobbs.

AUGUST 20 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Could secure backup QB role Dobbs may be the frontrunner to back up Brock Purdy in San Francisco after his performance in a 16-10 win over the Saints on Sunday, Kevin Patra of the team's official site reports...

Impact Dobbs led the 49ers on three scoring drives while completing 12 of his 21 passing attempts for 133 yards, and also ran the ball three times for 25 yards and a touchdown. The Tennessee product is considered to be competing with Brandon Allen for the job, with head coach Kyle Shannahan not tipping his hand, stating, "Dobbs got to play a little bit more and I thought he did a real good job leading on some of those drives. When Brandon came in, he did the same. It was very similar to last week. The games have been tight, the practices have been tight. So, it's a good problem we have right now."

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

First QB used after starter Dobbs was the first backup quarterback to enter Sunday's exhibition contest for San Francisco.

Impact Dobbs wound up completing 57 percent of his passes for 133 yards and a rushing touchdown. Fellow backup Brandon Allen started the last preseason contest ahead of the Passtronaut, but the players reversed roles while serving as the backups against the Saints. Brock Purdy (2-6, 11 yards) is the unquestioned starter despite some rusty throws Sunday, but Dobbs may have leaped ahead of Allen based on both production and usage as Week 1 approaches.

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

Derek Carr leads 95-yard touchdown drive, but Saints fall 16-10 to 49ers

Derek Carr and the New Orleans starting offense finally got going with a 95-yard touchdown drive against San Francisco’s backup defenders but the 49ers beat the Saints 16-10

AUGUST 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joshua Dobbs Might Be the Best NFL Preseason Quarterback Ever | Deadspin.com San Fransisco 49ers quarterback Joshua Dobbs is thriving in the preseason on Sunday night, asserting his dominance in the NFL Preseason once...

AUGUST 19 • DEADSPIN.COM

Jacob Cowing Secures Joshua Dobbs' 38-Yard Pass San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jacob Cowing connected with 49ers quarterback Joshua Dobbs in the team's preseason matchup against the New...

AUGUST 19 • 49ERS.COM