by: Daniel Hager 45 minutes ago DanielHagerOn3
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San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Corey Kiner was carted off the field in Saturday’s preseason game between the Niners and the Las Vegas Raiders. He suffered what appeared to be an ankle injury on just his second carry of the game.
Kiner is now the fourth 49er running back to suffer an injury heading into the 2025 season, joining Isaac Guerendo , Patrick Taylor Jr. and Jordan James .
The cart has come out for him pic.twitter.com/ZpvcIdtTv3
— Coach Yac (@Coach_Yac) August 16, 2025
Kiner was a four-star recruit coming out of Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, OH) in the Class of 2021. He was the No. 144 ranked player nationally and was the No. 9 ranked running back in the country, ahead of Clemson ‘s Phil Mafah , Kansas ‘ Devin Neal and Minnesota ‘s Bucky Irving .
The St. Bernard, OH native played one season at LSU (2021) before transferring to Cincinnati prior to the 2022 season. He was picked up by the 49ers as an undrafted free agent on April 27 of this year.
Kiner got off to a strong start at LSU , as he rushed for 324 yards on 79 carries with two scores as a freshman in Baton Rouge. He however transferred closer to home to Cincinnati for the next three seasons, where he’d total a combined 2,562 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns.