49ers rookie Gracen Halton suffers season-ending ankle injury in win vs. Raiders

Gracen Halton 49ers rookie Gracen Halton suffers season-ending ankle injury in win vs. Raiders Gracen Halton won't return to the field for the 49ers this season in what was a breakout rookie campaign for the San Francisco defensive lineman. By Angelina Martin • Published November 8, 2026 • Updated on November 8, 2026 at 7:02 pm Gracen Halton's breakout rookie season with the 49ers has been cut short. The defensive tackle sustained a broken ankle in the fourth quarter of the 49ers' 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at Levi's Stadium, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the game, ending Halton's season. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE A devastated Halton was carted off the field on a stretcher with an aircast on his lower left leg in the aftermath of the injury, which occurred when teammate Keion White rolled over him while he was engaged in a block. #49ers rookie DT Gracen Halton leaves on a cart in the closing minutes. The entire team, including HC Kyle Shanahan, greets him before he leaves the field. pic.twitter.com/oVFm6tKSLK — Harrison Rich (@harrisonrich_) November 9, 2026 San Francisco selected Halton in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, and he quickly established himself as a starter along the defensive line. Halton entered Sunday's Week 9 game with 15 total tackles (nine solo, six assists), 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery (with one fumble return touchdown), and one pass defended in seven games as a rookie, with six starts. Halton's fumble return for a touchdown in the 49ers' Week 5 win over the Seattle Seahawks put him on the map -- as did his iconic celebration dance afterward. "I’m praying, hoping, thinking for Gracen," linebacker Fred Warner told NBC Sports Bay Area's Bonta Hill on "49ers Postgame Live." "Hopefully the best news possible. I’m sick for him. I know he was emotional getting on that cart, but I let him know, God, He does everything for a reason. So just keep his head up and he’ll be all right." San Francisco 49ers NFL 1 hour ago Winners and losers from NFL trade deadline: 49ers, Jaguars, Raiders on list Breaking News 3 hours ago How veteran WR Keenan Allen boosts depleted 49ers' biggest position of need "I'm sick for him." Fred Warner's thoughts are with Gracen Halton after he was carted off with an ankle injury today pic.twitter.com/JHniX7rUyu — 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) November 9, 2026 Starting cornerbacks Deommodore Lenoir (foot) and Renardo Green (back) also exited the game with injuries and did not return. Download and follow the 49ers Talk Podcast This article tagged under: Gracen Halton