49ers UDFA Anderson attracting very early D.J. Jones contrast from Kocurek initially showed up on NBC Sports Bay Location
Among the most recent 49ers currently is attracting contrasts to a previous Niners fantastic.
San Francisco last month authorized Evan Anderson as an undrafted freelance, and 49ers protective line trainer Kris Kocurek claimed the protective take on out of Flordia Atlantic advises him of previous 49ers protective take on D.J. Jones.
” I assume he’s to regarding 315 [pounds] today, which is excellent, sort of the targeted weight we visualized for him,” Kocurek informed press reporters Wednesday. “Viewing tape of him in university, whenever I connected on the tape, he simply advised me of a man we had in the past, D.J. Jones. Solid with eruptive qualities in his reduced body to be able to blow up out of his position, recreate the line of skirmish, knock back guards– several of things that D.J. Jones provided for us down there playing the 2i from 2019 via 2021 and simply the impact that D.J. carried groups in the run video game.
” I saw a great deal of the exact same top qualities in Evan, truly fast feet, he can transform instructions truly quick, has an actually thick, eruptive reduced body, has all-natural utilize developed right into his body, an additional young person that we’re truly delighted simply to see him be available in below every day and job as hard as he can and pile someday in addition to the following and obtain a bit much better every day and see where it winds up below come February.”
Jones was picked by the 49ers in the 6th round (No. 198 total) of the 2017 NFL Draft and ended up being a critical item consequently San Francisco’s protection right into among the most effective in the organization versus the run.
After 5 periods in the Bay, Jones left the Red and Gold in totally free firm and authorized with the Denver Broncos in 2022. Ever since, the 49ers have yet to locate an appropriate substitute.
Anderson can be the gamer that lastly fills up that space.
The 6-foot-3, 326-pound electrician acquired 7 sacks and 20 takes on for a loss over his 4 periods at Florida Atlantic.
Jones was a sleeper that rapidly ended up being a covert treasure for the 49ers, and the group currently wishes for the exact same in Anderson.
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