Richie James Jr., 24
James’ role was essentially reduced to special teams work as a return man in his second season. The 2018 seventh-round pick caught only six passes, but he turned those into 165 yards and a touchdown. There’s an explosive element to James’ game that not a lot of players have, he’s just not been consistently good enough for Shanahan to earn more snaps. He played only 19 percent of the offensive downs in 2019. There’s a numbers game that may make the returner role less relevant in James’ argument to stay on the team, which means he’ll have to show more as a receiver to work his way more firmly onto the depth chart.