Since Kyle Shanahan’s arrival in 2017, the 49ers have repeatedly shown an ability to identify undrafted free agents who are capable of playing prominent roles in the team’s rushing attack. Jordan Mason out of Georgia Tech is next in line to be the next UDFA running back to burst on the scene in San Francisco.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins, who gave me some great insight into what kind of player Mason is and how he projects to fit in at the NFL level.
Our conversation started with me asking Coach Collins to give me some generalized background on his time coaching Mason and how he would evaluate him overall as a player from a big picture point of view:
“So over the last three years, Mason matured, grew, developed, probably more than anyone else in our organization.