49ers inactives: Deebo Samuel will play

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesThe 49ers are a little over an hour and a half away from facing the Cincinnati Bengals. San Francisco is 3-0 when they play on eastern standard time this season. Below are the inactives for today’s game:

RB Elijah Mitchell

LB Dre Greenlaw

DL Maurice Hurst

CB Dontae Johnson

LB Tyrell Adams

OL Colton McKivitz

That means Fred Warner and Deebo Samuel will play today. That’s a massive boost for both sides of the ball. Each player is a critical starter and brings a level of consistency and playmaking to their side of the ball.

Dontae Johnson out means that we’ll see a rookie start. Based on pre-game warmups, we’ll have an idea which rookie gets the nod. It isn’t easy to…