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Este jueves, con la selección número 31 de la primera ronda del NFL Draft 2024, los San Francisco 49ers eligieron al receptor abierto de la Universidad de Florida, Ricky Pearsall. En 2023, Pearsall lideró a Florida con 65 recepciones para 965 yardas, con un promedio de 14.9 yardas por recepción. Fue titular en todos los partidos de su universidad el año pasado, jugando 12 encuentros. Mide 1.85 metros, pesa 85 kilos y corrió las 40 yardas en 4.41 segundos durante el NFL Combine.

Pearsall es un receptor considerado por muchos expertos del draft como excelente a la hora de correr rutas. Sabe desmarcarse muy bien y tiene bastante versatilidad. Es capaz de regresar despejes. Sin duda, características que pueden encajar bien en la ofensiva del entrenador en jefe, Kyle Shanahan.

The Niners ended the first day of the NFL draft by adding a rookie receiver in Pearsall and keeping its established stars Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel despite heavy speculation that one of them could have been moved Thursday night.

San Francisco is trying to get a long-term deal done with Aiyuk after giving Samuel one two years ago, raising the question of whether the 49ers would trade Aiyuk if they can’t sign him or trade Samuel if they can and aren’t willing to carry two high-priced receivers on the roster.

Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan wouldn’t definitively rule out any potential trades of Aiyuk or Samuel but deemed it as unlikely, especially now that the first round of the draft is over.

“I know that we’re continuing to have positive talks with BA,” Lynch said. “We are really efforting to get something done with him. We’re excited about continuing down that path with Brandon being a part of this team and Deebo is a part of this team and a big part of this team. We feel great about that group and we feel like we’ve made it better.”

Pearsall had 65 catches for 965 yards and four touchdowns last season at Florida and gives the Niners a possible option as a slot receiver. Pearsall was known for some highlight-reel catches during his time in college and now is the latest potential playmaker added to a dynamic offense that made it to the Super Bowl last season

Pearsall began his college career at Arizona State where he was teammates with Aiyuk in 2019, leading to the happy text Aiyuk sent to Lynch and a congratulatory call to Pearsall.

“We have a really good relationship,” Pearsall said. “I just got off the phone with him before I got over here on this Zoom call, and he was just congratulating me and telling me over and over again, ‘You’re a first rounder, man. Soak it up.’ There’s been a lot of work put in since we last ran routes together. I feel like I’m a totally different player since the last time we’ve seen each other.”