Will Pauling holds the SWR · Depth spot in San Francisco 49ers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Will Pauling is a 5'9", 190-pound slot wide receiver from Chicago, Illinois (born 3/4/03) who spent five college seasons at Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and Cincinnati. Across 48 games with 31 starts, he recorded 155 receptions for 1,753 yards and 15 touchdowns. In his final season at Notre Dame in 2025, Pauling appeared in 12 games with 6 starts, catching 26 passes for 381 yards and 6 touchdowns. He previously started all 10 games at Wisconsin in 2024, posting 42 receptions for 407 yards and 3 touchdowns, and led Wisconsin in 2023 with 74 receptions for 837 yards and 6 touchdowns across 13 starts. Pauling joined the San Francisco 49ers.

CollegeNotre Dame; Wisconsin; CincinnatiHometownChicago, IL