One of the San Francisco 49ers’ top sleepers of 2015 is a running back you may not have heard of: Kendall Gaskins.
He was an undrafted free agent in 2013, and the Niners picked him up during the 2014 regular season and put him on the practice squad. This offseason they signed him to a reserve/future contract.
During OTAs and minicamp, Gaskins, 24, looked quick and explosive for such a big man (6’1”, 238 pounds). At times he looked like Carlos Hyde.
Most of the time Gaskins seemed better than 2015 fourth-round pick and former South Carolina running back Mike Davis.