When you successfully choose a player in the seventh round, especially a quarterback, you gain some flexibility when it comes to evaluating your drafts. 49ers did with Brock Purdy, and that may be the main reason they are still in position to return to the Super Bowl next year. NFL The 49ers have not performed well in their recent drafts, especially on Day 2. The 2021 pick of
was a disaster, and the team's issues in the draft go deeper than that. Trey Lance Their third-round pick from 2021,
Ambry Thomas, might not make the upcoming team. Additionally, Drake Jackson and Tyrion Price-Davis from 2022, and Jake Moody from 2023 are also facing uncertainty. According to the San Francisco Chronicle,
one of the more promising draftees that 49ers have had—wide receiver —is likely to be out, too. Danny GrayDanny Gray Unlikely to Land Among 6 Final WRs
All in all, Gray has not really been successful with the 49ers due to health and performance issues.
Asked about Gray in his 49ers mailbag, beat writer Eric Branch quipped: “Journalists might have better job security.”
He went on to suggest the 49ers will keep six receivers on the active roster, with
Brandon Aiyuk Deebo Samuel and joined by veterans Jauan Jennings Ronnie Bell. and Ricky Pearsall Rookies and Jacob Cowing would round out the unit. Health has been Gray’s main problem. He has just one catch on seven targets in two years, none of which came in 2023.
“As a rookie, despite
playing just 87 snaps , he appeared on the injury report with hamstring, hip and ankle issues after missing time with a hamstring injury shortly after he was drafted. Last year, he suffered a sprained shoulder in August and the 49ers didn’t take him off injured reserve,” Branch wrote.49ers ‘Wasted’ Another 3rd-Round Pick
As one headline about the 49ers read, “
Was Danny Gray a Wasted Pick?” It’s a fair question, but also a surprising one given the fact that Gray was seen as a speedster with a serious chance to contribute when he was coming out of college.The Athletic gave the
pick of Gray a B-plus grade , after Grayran a 4.33 40-yard dash at the combine, seventh among all wide receivers. The site’s draft analyst, Dane Brugler, wrote, “Gray requires more polish with his routes and drops, but with his field speed and playmaking potential, he is just scratching the surface of his ability. He has the skills to develop into a weapon as a team’s WR3.”
Now, though, Gray appears to be on the outs in San Francisco. According to Branch, even the practice squad would not have room for the oft-injured pass-catcher. Veterans
Chris Conley and Trent Taylor are the favorites for those spots, he wrote. In the NFL, most teams get a lot of their players from the draft's second day. But that's not true for the 49ers.
The 49ers have not been successful with their second-day draft picks, and wide receiver Danny Gray is another instance of that disappointment.
