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Kaden Smith looks to one day compete with George Kittle

The San Francisco 49ers needed tight end depth in the 2019 NFL Draft. Behind George Kittle they have Garrett Celek and no one else. They might have found another piece of the hierarchy with sixth-round selection, Stanford tight end Kaden Smith. And Smith wants to one day compete with Kittle for that starting role.

Wait, what?

Kaden Smith, a rookie tight end wants to take the starting job of a tight end who just set the record for receiving yards by the position?