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San Francisco 49ers: How tight end Garrett Celek has found success in 2017

Last offseason, Niner Noise explored the possibility veteran San Francisco 49ers tight end Garrett Celek would be a player left off the 53-man roster heading into 2017.

After all, the new Niners regime signed veteran tight end Logan Paulsen and also selected rookie TE George Kittle in the NFL Draft. Combine that with a raw-but-promising undrafted rookie, Cole Hikutini, and “Celek time” seemed to be something that wouldn’t happen.

But it has.

The 6-foot-5, 252-pound Celek only had more than 150 receiving yards twice over his five-year career entering 2017, last season being a career high with 350 yards total:

Garrett Celek NFL Receiving Table
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