Jordan Watkins

The San Francisco 49ers lost Deebo Samuel this offseason in a trade to Washington. At No. 138 of the NFL Draft, they picked up Jordan Watkins, receiver from Mississippi, who ran a 4.37 40-yard dash at the combine.

However, with Brandon Aiyuk due back at some stage in the season, George Kittle, Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, and a healthy Christian McCaffrey, it’s very hard to see a rookie from Day 3 seeing any relevance.

Interestingly, all the receivers in Round 4 ran in the 4.30s for the 40-yard dash except Jalen Royals and Elic Ayomanor (who still ran low-4.4). Let’s call Round 4 the speed round.

Author Scott Riley