Patriots pass receiver NKeal Harry desires out of New England. NFL Medias Mike Garafolo on Tuesday reported Harry formally requested a trade from the team that made him the No. 32 pick in the 2019 NFL draft. The 49ers probably wont be among the teams kicking tires on the previous Arizona State star.
San Francisco could be in the market for an upgrade at broad receiver depending on how their roster at the position searches in camp. They have a variety of choices to work in as the No. 3 receiver behind Brandon Aiyuk, another former ASU standout, and Deebo Samuel, who went four choices after Harry in the 2019 draft.
Theres no assurance among those choices will emerge as a feasible No. 3 getting danger on a club with Super Bowl aspirations, but Harrys career to this point hasnt offered a lots of reasons to think hes a budding star at his position.
Harry put together a stellar profession with the Sun Devils, transporting in 213 balls for 2,889 yards and 22 touchdowns in 37 video games. At 6-4, 220 pounds– he affected games at every level in college and brought a lot of size to be a bonafide No. 1 receiver in the NFL.
His professional profession hasnt gone to plan though. Harry in 21 games has 45 catches for 415 lawns and 4 goals, and his 5.11 backyards per target ranks last amongst the 22 receiver drafted in 2019 that have at least one reception. His receptions are No. 12 on that list. His yardage ranks 14th and his 9.2 yards per reception are 21st.
The 49ers currently passed on the opportunity to chase after Julio Jones on the trade market because they didnt wish to further jeopardize their future drafts which are already thin after trading up for QB Trey Lance in this years draft.
” Youve got to build a team and its not simply year to year, youve got to construct it for the future. And, you understand, you just consider how difficult it is entering into drafts,” Shanahan told reporters in early June. “You know, you never know what youre going to be able to perform in totally free agency, who youre going to lose, who youre going to have the ability to bring in. Youve got great deals of guys on one-year agreements, things like that. Everybody understands we do not have a first-round choice. What occurs when you dont have a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick and you lose the number of guys in complimentary agency, which you never ever can for sure count on. And after that you end up going into a draft and youve got to get six new areas, but all you have is a third and a fifth-round pick. Its kind of hard to build your group that method and to consistently do it.”
Harry, even at the low expense of a late-round pick, hasnt done enough to warrant attention from the 49ers. Shanahan hasnt been fascinated with huge, athletic receivers with upside, favoring rather the capability to regularly different and affect video games from several areas.
The college version of Harry might do that, but his video game hasnt equated to the pros. Harry is exceptionally skilled, however the 49ers arent in a position to take on a task.
Possibly the 49ers get involved if the market is restricted and Harry can be had for a late-round choice swap or a future 6th or seventh-round choice. Barring that particular scenario though, Harry wont likely be the player San Francisco goes for if they do want to upgrade their getting corps.
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Patriots wide receiver NKeal Harry wants out of New England. NFL Medias Mike Garafolo on Tuesday reported Harry officially requested a trade from the group that made him the No. 32 choice in the 2019 NFL draft. Harry in 21 games has 45 catches for 415 backyards and 4 touchdowns, and his 5.11 backyards per target ranks last amongst the 22 receiver drafted in 2019 that have at least one reception. The college version of Harry might do that, but his game hasnt equated to the pros. Harry is immensely skilled, but the 49ers arent in a position to take on a job.
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