The 49ers signed safety Chanceller James as an undrafted free agent out of Boise State last season, and from reports coming out of offseason and preseason work, James was making quite the impression.
Given his performances in college, this perhaps shouldn’t have been quite such a surprise - despite being undrafted, he left college having made his mark. As a senior he earned Second-Team All-Mountain West honours, led the Broncos with three interceptions and finished second on the team with 80 tackles.
Unfortunately for James, just as injuries in the secondary had struck to give him a real chance to make the regular season roster, he was bitten by the injury bug himself, and missed his first season as a 49er with an ACL injury.