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49ers WR Trent Sherfield posted elite sprint speed in the preseason opener

49ers wide receiver Trent Sherfield has quickly made a case for becoming a prominent player in the team’s offense. A primary special teams player for most of his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Sherfield has been making a case all preseason that he can be a viable deep threat in the 49ers offense.

After a big preseason opener, Sherfield’s speed showed up on the Next Gen Stats leaderboard, where he recorded the fifth-fastest sprint speed (20.17 mph) of anyone in the NFL last week.

Top 5u20e3 fastest offensive ball carriers from the first week of the 2021 preseason #Bears rookie QB Justin Fields reached a top speed of 20.