The 49ers got some versatility in their latest wide receiver prospect. He might be a wide receiver much longer."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference Calls2019 NFL Draft: 49ers picks Jimmy Garoppolo Jersey White , mock drafts, news, rumors, analysisDid the 49ers draft Jalen Hurd as a tight end?New,164commentsThe 49ers got some versatility in their latest wide receiver prospect. He might be a wide receiver much longer. PDTShareTweetShareShareDid the 49ers draft Jalen Hurd as a tight end?When Jalen Hurd was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, his listed position was wide receiver. Something the 49ers already took a round ago with Deebo Samuel. The selection is one that had many scratching their heads; why two wide receivers? Because this guy might be going to tight end. Read up and you’d see Hurd began his college career as a running back. In his Day 2 press conference, Kyle Shanahan indicated they could even line the guy up at tight end. There’s some versatility right there. The 49ers running backs are quite the crowded group and the wide receivers are right behind with all the young talent stockpiled. While strictly a wide receiver, Hurd has competitive pass catchers to work with. As a tight end, Hurd might have a better position in the NFL. RIght now, Hurd is 6 feet, four inches and 229 pounds. He played running back quite well and switched to wide receiver. Many say the transition is still happening but he’s been called a natural hands catcher and is able to shrug tackles. He’s also a big dude. He may have finished his college career as a wide receiver Aaron Burbridge Jersey , but the 49ers might have other ideas. Could it be that the 49ers drafted Hurd to be the tight end of the future and not a wide receiver? It’s possible, when you think of the timing of the pick and how thatwide receiver room is cramped. Sure, Hurd could join them, but without him, difficult decisions will still have to be made on Kendrick Bourne, Richie James, Trent Taylor and others. On the tight end front, the 49ers have George Kittle, Garrett Celek, and that’s pretty much it. The position has been a revolving door of names beyond the two listed above. Kittle is Kittle, and Celek was thought to be breaking out in 2017 http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-roger-craig-jersey , but an injury in 2018 made him a shadow of Celek Time. So maybe that’s what Hurd is for, to play tight end. His blocking has been noted as needing work, but maybe he’s not being used as a blocking tight end. It could be similar to NFL tight end Jimmy Graham where he is used exclusively as a pass catcher. He’ll line up all over the field but be listed as a tight end on the roster. Much like other swiss army knives, it wouldn’t besurprising if we see some interesting formations where he takes the ball out of the backfield as well. Kyle Shanahan is no stranger to making a player switch positions, in his press conference Friday evening, Shanahan went over how he drafted and converted Niles Paul to tight end: The 49ers have indicated they will have Hurd get comfortable and want him to gain some weight, so all of this could have been them looking for a tight end to pair with Kittle. When you think about that and the 49ers’ need at the position, the pick makes a bit more sense. How would you go about using Jalen Hurd? Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has started his career as a starter better than anyone could have expected, throwing more touchdown passes in the first two games of a season (10) than any other player ever has in the history of the league, and also twice being named the AFC offensive player of the week. His coach knows that it won’t continue to be as easy as it’s been, as defensive coordinators get more and more Mahomes film — and Garry Gilliam Jersey White , in turn, Mahomes faces the challenge of getting his game to a higher level.鈥淭hat鈥檚 the challenge,” Reid told reporters earlier this week. “As they study him, then he鈥檒l rise up and do that. Is there going to be a hiccup here or there? Yes. There will be learning experiences going on here. Everything has not been roses up to this point. It looks like it, but that has not been the case. He has a ton of things to work on. As he goes on, there are a lot of great defensive minds in this league and they will present it to him. One advantage I think he had was he was able to work against [Chiefs defensive coordinator] Bob [Sutton] at training camp and had a lot of things thrown at him. Everyone has their flavor and you have to be able to answer it. If you don鈥檛, you have a problem.鈥漅eid knows that “different wrinkles” will indeed be coming. He can expect them on Sunday from the 49ers, even if the wrinkles consist of defensive players not making mistakes, which 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman believes the Steelers did in Week Two. “There were a lot of busts in the Pittsburgh game,” Sherman told reporters on Thursday, three days before his team faces the Chiefs in what will be Mahomes’ first career home start. “A lot of guys out of position. It looked like they just tried to do too much. They had a bunch of checks. Any time you try to scheme up for every single play you’re going to get http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-ahkello-witherspoon-jersey , it’s going to be tough. I think they made it way too complicated. . . . You know, [Mahomes] made great plays and great throws but there were a lot of guys running scot-free, buck naked, wide open. You’ve got to play more sound than that.”Of course, maybe that was a result of the looks the Chiefs were giving them and/or Mahomes reacting to coverages before the snap, allowing him to anticipate where the open man would be. Whatever the explanation, Sunday’s game between San Francisco and Kansas City surely will leave someone to explain why the Chiefs were able to continue their torrid start offensively, or why they weren’t.