Here’s a story I wrote for the Press Democrat’s Thursday sports section.
Carlos Hyde didn’t even watch.
He was the Big 10’s third-leading rusher in 2013, the most talented running back in last year’s draft, and he chose not to watch the first round of it.
“I just went out to dinner,” said the 49ers’ second-year running back Wednesday afternoon as he bounced a basketball inside the 49ers’ locker room. “I wasn’t expecting to go in Round 1.”
Reminder: No team has drafted a running back in Round 1 since 2012.