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Time is running out for 2023 49ers draft pick to prove himself

Defensive back Darrell Luter Jr.'s pro career didn't exactly start off the right way.

After being selected by the San Francisco 49ers in Round 5 at No. 155 overall out of South Alabama in the 2023 NFL Draft, Luter subsequently found himself suffering a pre-training camp injury that landed him on the reserve list and cut into his rookie campaign; not being added to the regular-season squad until November that year.

Yet the Niners had high hopes for the 6-foot, 190-pound defender despite displaying what was then a deep crop of cornerbacks.

Unfortunately, Luter's name became synonymous with gaffes, thanks to a rather untimely error in Super Bowl LVIII when a Kansas City Chiefs punt graced the defensive back's foot, leading to a costly turnover on special teams and might have been a crucial deciding factor in K.