Junior receiver Jake Butt pulled in only 21 receptions last fall, but he’s well on his way to passing those numbers after making eight grabs in the season opener, including a big touchdown catch between double coverage. While that scoring play was seen as a spectacular effort by many viewing the game, it’s the sort of showing that has become the expectation for his position coach Jay Harbaugh.
“He kind of has a knack for coming down with balls like that,” said the younger Harbaugh. “We say in our room that 50-50 balls as they say are our balls.