49ers News: Welcome to the Bay, Ricky!
by Niners Nation
Niners Nation— “Pearsall will likely be a rotational player in his first year, but he is already a more polished pure receiver than Samuel is, and has exponentially more athleticism and versatility than Jauan Jennings. He also returned 11 punts for 126 yards last year, and that’s a position where Trent Taylor is the team’s de facto punt returner. Simply put, Pearsall is a very talent receiver who will be able to contribute from the get-go. It’s fair to have concerns about value, but there was a clear drop-off...
SFGate—The 49ers drafting Ricky Pearsall is indefensible. There is no plausible defense for the San Francisco 49ers’ selection of Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 31 in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Harsh? Yes. An overreaction? Most certainly not. Pearsall is a “reach” by any objective measure; you need to scour the internet to find any mock drafts that had Pearsall going in the first round, and the lead draft experts for ESPN and NFL Network had Pearsall as Day 2 picks on their big boards. We could argue all day about how much...
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49ers Webzone—Malachi Corley welcomes opportunity to play with 49ers WRs. Malachi Corley has been likened to versatile San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel. What does Corley, the former Western Kentucky wide receiver, think about the prospect of joining Samuel and the rest of the 49ers' receiving corps? It's a possibility. Corley is expected to be drafted in the second or third round this week and recently visited the team in Santa Clara. Could it be the 49ers calling his name? "Put me out there with Deebo," Corley recently told Kay Adams on the "Up and...