The 49ers position coaches double as college scouts during the run up to the NFL Draft. That means wide receiver coach Leonard Hankerson graded Jacob Cowing's tape and is a big reason the 49ers took him in Round 4 this year.
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers position coaches double as college scouts during the run-up to the NFL Draft.'s tape and is a big reason the 49ers took him in Round 4 this year. Here's what Hankerson likes about him.
HANKERSON: "He's a heck of a player. What stood out on him is his toughness, his speed, his mentality to run after the catch. He's going to be a change-of-pace guy for us as well. We can throw it to him down the field or we can throw it to him underneath and he can do whatever, any different aspect to catching the ball, handing it to him, screens -- he's just a good tool for us to have."HANKERSON: "Of course. You've got Brandon Aiyuk who's about 5'11".
ME: When you're watching college tape before the draft, how rare is it to find a player who runs the full route tree? HANKERSON: "It's very rare because in college ball, they don't do as much as we do. So it's tough on me when I'm grading wide receivers because I have to see the skill set that they do have rather than knock them for the route tree. Now, if you get a certain guy who hasn't done it and he's like a running back and you're trying to predict that he can be a receiver, I don't know if he can do it.
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