Coach Kyle Shanahan makes sure to use tight ends, so business should be picking up for Vance McDonald and Garrett Celek, two of the 49ers’ longest tenured players.
But with injuries often hindering them the past few seasons, the 49ers might want to dip into the draft for a prospect they can groom.
If the 49ers really want a bigger play-maker to make an immediate impact, the best available is Alabama product O.J. Howard, who figures to go early in the first round, though perhaps not as early as No. 2, where the 49ers sit and haven’t shown significant interest.