The San Francisco 49ers appeared to reach a bit in Round 2 of the 2018 NFL Draft, moving up to the No. 44 overall spot to take former Washington wide receiver Dante Pettis.
Perhaps. Although when paired with head coach Kyle Shanahan’s innovative offense, it was possible to see just how big a weapon Pettis could be. Indeed, his training camp was pretty stellar. Yet those initial efforts didn’t exactly translate over into the regular season right away.
Pettis suffered a knee injury on a botched punt return in Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers.