Fresno State RB Josh Hokit breaks a deal with throughout the 2019 season.
Ten of the San Francisco 49ers’ latest gamers had their jersey numbers launched on Monday.
The Niners up to date their roster web page with numbers for the 10 undrafted free brokers, leaving Trent Williams as the only real participant on the roster with out an official quantity.
Sure numbers and selections stand out, akin to quarterback Broc Rutter from Division III’s North Central School. The earlier participant to put on No. 5 for San Francisco was 2015 NFL Draft fifth-round choice Bradley Pinion, who left the staff after the 2018 season to affix the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Nevertheless, No. 5 is extra more likely to remind 49ers followers of Jeff Garcia, the previous three-time Professional Bowl QB who performed for the 49ers between 1999 and 2003. Garcia threw for 16,408 yards and 113 touchdowns whereas with San Francisco.
Hitting these sorts of numbers can be a dream state of affairs for Rutter, however he’ll hope to keep away from an analogous ending to Garcia’s time with the Niners.
Maiocco additionally introduced up one other attention-grabbing side of the quantity launch.
Chase Harrell spent three years at Kansas and two at Arkansas, seeing a handful of begins at large receiver for the Jayhawks and two begins at tight finish for the Razorbacks.
Harrell’s shift to tight finish got here after two full seasons as a receiver, which noticed the Huffman, Texas native whole 30 receptions for 302 yards. His time as a Razorback tight finish was much less productive by means of the air, ending his time with Arkansas with seven receptions, 94 yards and a landing.
A stellar efficiency at Arkansas’ professional day helped elevate his relevancy as a possible NFL participant, which included Harrell’s performances in line of defense drills.
Being labeled a good finish and given a receiving quantity accordingly, it appears extremely unlikely that Harrell will transition out of that position, however he has had in depth time as a particular groups participant whereas in school, so it may very well be one thing to look at.
The final notable side of the discharge is Josh Hokit’s designation as a fullback being adopted up by the No. 49, which additionally occurs to be cornerback DeMarkus Acy’s new quantity.
Talked about in our current breakdown of the Niners’ UDFA working backs, Hokit was by no means an out-and-out fullback for Fresno State throughout his time as a Bulldog, and as an alternative supplied an analogous position as a bruising different within the Fresno backfield.
This noticed Hokit end his senior season with 9 touchdowns on simply 75 carries because the 6-1, 225-pound again broke by means of in his final 12 months of school.
It’s not a shock that Hokit is being ready as a FB, however it’s an added trace within the still-developing puzzle that's 49ers’ closing 53-man roster. The much less direct competitors Hokit has with RBs Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman and Jerick McKinnon, the extra probably it's that the Clovis, California native makes the ultimate roster.
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Evan Reier is a sportswriter overlaying the San Francisco 49ers for Heavy.com and native sports activities for the Montana Normal in Butte, MT. Attain out to him on Twitter at @evanreier and be part of our 49ers neighborhood at Heavy on 49ers on Fb.
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