Jarryd Hayne is trying to go from being one of the very best rugby players in the world, to making an NFL roster, the question is- can he?
Signing with San Francisco back in April, Hayne joined Reggie Bush, Kendall Hunter, and Carlos Hyde as the only other running backs on the roster. In May, the 49ers added South Carolina’s Mike Davis in the NFL Draft, giving the team a total of five players in the backfield.
It’s almost fully expected that San Francisco’s depth chart will look something like this at running back:
RB1- Carlos Hyde
RB2- Reggie Bush
RB3- Kendall Hunter
Hyde should take over every down duties in 2015 with Hunter being the “change of pace” back, the same role he played behind Frank Gore.