It’s been a rocky start to his pro career for San Francisco 49ers defensive end Solomon Thomas.
Thomas, who was selected No. 3 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft, has the honor of being the first player drafted during the current tenure of general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan. But after back-to-back underwhelming years, the Niners appear to have admitted the mistake, trading for former Kansas City Chiefs EDGE Dee Ford and picking up Ohio State EDGE Nick Bosa at No. 2 overall in this year’s draft.
And after looking at Thomas’ stats the past two seasons, it’s not hard to understand why San Francisco sought upgrades:
Those are decent numbers for a rotational player and depth piece, not a top-five draft pick at his position.