It’s no secret at this point that any wide receiver currently on the San Francisco 49ers not named WR Torrey Smith is in an open competition for playing time. After all, it’s not like the roster’s filled with household names at the position, and a strong camp can catapult even the most obscure player towards the top of the depth chart. While the next month or so will be important for all of them, perhaps no wide out has as much to gain, and just as much to lose, than WR Quinton Patton.
Coming out of Louisiana Tech, Patton looked like a steal when the 49ers selected him in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.