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A sleeper's story: How the 49ers ended up drafting Tarvarius Moore in Round 3

When Tarvarius Moore ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash — blistering for a 200-pound safety — at Southern Mississippi's pro day on March 29, there was jubilation from Moore's camp.

At 49ers headquarters, the reaction was a bit different.

"I remember talking about it," Adam Peters, the 49ers Vice President of Player Personnel, said recently. "We were all kind of p---- that he ran that fast because now we would have to take him a little higher."

Said Kyle Shanahan: "When (a draft prospect) is not invited to the combine and things like that, you think you've got a sleeper.