In his second NFL season, running back Mike Davis is back to his high-school weight.
And now the 49ers hope he’ll get back to running like he did in college.
The slimmed-down Davis figures to get his best chance yet to prove he’s NFL-caliber when the 49ers host the Buccaneers on Sunday.
With Carlos Hyde out with a shoulder injury, Davis and Shaun Draughn are expected to take his carries. However, Davis could receive the larger workload: He assumed Draughn’s No. 2 role in a 45-16 loss in Buffalo on Sunday and played a season-high 24 snaps, 19 more than Draughn.