So far, the San Francisco 49ers haven’t gotten much of a return on their top investment from the 2017 NFL Draft, defensive end Solomon Thomas.
The No. 3 overall pick from 2017 wasn’t exactly put into a position to succeed right away. While at Stanford, Thomas primarily played on the inside. The Niners elected to feature him more as an outside rusher his rookie season — a position he admitted, via 49ers Webzone, he didn’t play much in college.
As a result, the numbers Thomas has posted his first two seasons at the pro level haven’t exactly been inspiring.