49ers 2019 rookie report card

The 49ers badly needed a big-time showing from their rookie class in 2019, and got it from nearly their entire group. Several of the first-year players played prominent roles in San Francisco’s run to Super Bowl 54. Here’s the report card for John …

WR Jalen Hurd

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Hurd had an excellent preseason debut where he scored two touchdowns against the Cowboys and displayed the combination of power after the catch and leaping ability in the end zone that made him such an enticing prospect. However, a back injury before the second preseason contest derailed Hurd’s rookie year before it could start, and he spent the season on Injured Reserve.

Grade: INC