To say the 49ers did their homework on kickers leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft would be quite the understatement. According to special teams' coordinator Brian Schneider, the Niners evaluated 27 kickers, leaving no stone unturned before unanimously agreeing that Jake Moody was “the guy.”
Through a couple of OTA practices, Schneider said Moody has been “everything we thought he was. Really consistent. Really even-keeled, and exactly what we hoped he’d be.”
Schneider explained the team’s process and what they were specifically looking for in a kicker:
You go through the tape and then our guys do a great job.