Ricky Pearsall is back and on the board.

Just two months after being shot in the chest on the streets of San Francisco, the rookie 49ers receiver scored the first touchdown of his NFL career on Sunday.

The score gave the 49ers an early 7-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pearsall showed the speed that made him a first-round draft pick in April to get into the end zone.

On second-and-5 from the San Francisco 46-yard line, Brock Purdy glanced at Pearsall after a pass over the middle of the field. Pearsall caught the ball in a weak spot in the Tampa Bay zone near the 30-yard line and then outpaced three Bucs defenders on his way to the end zone.

Antoine Winfield Jr. gave chase near the goal line, but could not stop Pearsall just before the end zone.

The 49ers selected Pearsall with the 31st pick in April’s draft out of Florida.

On September 1, Pearsall was shot in the chest during an alleged attempted armed robbery near San Francisco’s Union Square. He had been in downtown San Francisco for a book signing with fans.

The bullet missed Pearsall’s vital organs and he was released from hospital a day after being shot. Four days after that, Pearsall showed up at the 49ers practice.

Pearsall started the season on the reserve/non-football injury list and missed the first six games of the season. He returned to make his NFL debut in Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs, entering Sunday having caught seven passes for 59 yards in two games.

Now he has his first NFL score. And he has the potential to be a difference maker for a 49ers team in the middle of the NFC playoff race.