Book it. Rookie wide receiver Richie James will make the San Francisco 49ers‘ 53-man roster in 2018.
Pretty impressive for a seventh-round NFL Draft pick out of Middle Tennessee State his first season.
Entering training camp, James was little more than an afterthought — a possible practice squad addition at best and someone who was going to have an uphill fight to make the regular-season roster.
Well, James has answered the call and then some.
Early on in camp, Niner Noise’s Aaron Tan pointed out how James was catching everything thrown his way even with multiple defenders around him.