SANTA CLARA — Eleven different players account for the 49ers’ 11 touchdowns, the first such variety to start a season in the NFL’s modern era (since 1970), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Another layer to that oddity is the fact George Kittle is not among those 11, nor has he ever scored a touchdown in the 49ers’ first three games of any season since his 2017 debut.
Can you name who has found the end zone this season? (We’ll pause here while you try to list them.)
Give up? OK, here is the 11-by-11 touchdown makers for the 49ers (2-1) entering Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. home game against the Seattle Seahawks (1-2):
RUSHING
Elijah Mitchell: 38-yard run, Week 1 at Detroit
JaMycal Hasty: 1-yard run, Week 1 at Detroit
Jimmy Garoppolo: 1-yard run, Week 2 at Philadelphia
Trey Lance: 1-yard run, Week 3 vs. Green Bay
Trey Sermon: 1-yard run, Week 3 vs. Green Bay
RECEIVING
Trent Sherfield: 5-yard pass from Lance, Week 1 at Detroit
Deebo Samuel: 79-yard pass from Garoppolo, Week 1 at Detroit
Jauan Jennings: 11-yard pass from Garoppolo, Week 2 at Philadelphia
Brandon Aiyuk: 8-yard pass from Garoppolo, Week 3 vs. Green Bay
Kyle Juszczyk: 12-yard pass from Garoppolo, Week 3 vs. Green Bay
RETURNING
Dre Greenlaw: 39-yard interception return, Week 1 at Detroit
*Kittle scored two touchdowns in three first games in 2016 to open his final season at the University of Iowa.