Chip Kelly inherits a 49ers roster that consisted of a group of running backs that has already impressed him.
Two of those running backs, Shaun Draughn and DuJuan Harris, were plucked from the unemployment line and made a favorable impression in a short period of time with the 49ers last season.
“When I turned the tape on, I was really impressed,” Kelly said last week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “Carlos (Hyde) was out, but some of those other guys they were impressive down the stretch. And they were guys they got off the street.