Heading into the 2019 NFL season, expectations of wide receiver Dante Pettis were high he would secure the top spot on the San Francisco 49ers wide receiver depth chart.
But, just three games in, rookie receiver Deebo Samuel has sprung to the top of the Niners’ pecking order.
With the 49ers in need of strengthening their receiving corps during the offseason, they spent a 2019 Round 2 NFL Draft pick on Samuel with the hope he could perform from year one and add that much needed depth head coach Kyle Shanahan was in need of.