Will Jacob Cowing be Better than Ricky Pearsall for the 49ers?

Almost every time Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch draft two players at the same position, the player drafted later is better.

In 2017, they drafted Joe Williams and signed Matt Breida as an undrafted free agent, and Breida was the much better running back.In 2021, they drafted running backs Trey Sermon and Elijah Mitchell, and Mitchell is better. In 2022, they drafted Ty Davis-Price and signed Jordan Mason as an undrafted free agent, and Mason is the much better running back.Which brings us back to Pearsall and Cowing. Pearsall was the first-round pick because he's 6'1" and he performed exceptionally well at the Combine. Cowing did well at the Combine too, but he's 5'8", so he fell to Round 4, even though he was extremely productive in college and Pearsall wasn't.

Pearsall caught 4 touchdown passes last season. Cowing caught 13. He also had two seasons in which he gained more than 1,000 receiving yards. Pearsall had none. Both Cowing and Pearsall should start their careers in the slot for the 49ers, and both already are 23 years old. It will be fascinating to see which player asserts himself.

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