Former San Francisco 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan is fairly active on Twitter, and that has occasionally resulted in strong insight into the process for scouts, general managers and executives behind the scenes. On Sunday, he revealed his favorite player that he ever drafted.
The answer isn’t surprising at all, but it is relevant to us 49ers fans: running back Frank Gore.
McCloughan didn’t elaborate on why, but it’s not hard to see. Gore had his detractors coming out of college due to a lengthy injury history and while he was banged up here and there throughout his career, Gore instantly made all 31 other teams in the league regret passing up on him multiple times.