Jeff Driskel had ties to the 49ers long before he was drafted by San Francisco in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
The former Louisiana Tech standout - by way of the University of Florida - spent last season working with Tim Rattay, the Rams quarterbacks coach and former Niners signal caller. Rattay prepped Driskel for his jump to the pros where he hopes to make a career like other quarterbacks chosen in the sixth-round (Tom Brady, Matt Hasselbeck). "He told me that it's a first-class organization and that's very apparent," Driskel said. "Right when I got out here I saw that and today getting in front of all these fans.