49ers held pre-draft meeting with super-athletic Georgia DL projected to go after Round 1
49ers held pre-draft meeting with super-athletic Georgia DL projected to go after Round 1
Pre-draft meetings don't always tell the story of a team's NFL draft plans, but the San Francisco 49ers are taking a lot of steps pre-draft to explore the depth along the defensive line in this year's class.
One of those depth pieces they met with is University of Georgia defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins. He had a meeting with the 49ers after his Pro Day according to Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz.
Ingram-Dawkins has good measurables at 6-5, 276 pounds. He also has 33 1/2-inch arms and put together a tremendous show of athleticism at the combine with a 4.86 40-yard dash, a 36-inch vertical jump and a 10-foot-4-inch broad jump. That kind of athleticism at that size is something San Francisco could look to bet on on Day 2 or 3 of the draft.
A significant red flag that could impact Ingram-Dawkins draft stock is his relative lack of experience. He played just 907 snaps across 37 games with the Bulldogs. In those 907 snaps he managed only 30 pressures, four sacks and one QB hit.
Ingram-Dawkins will certainly be a project upon entering the NFL, especially for a team like San Francisco that may try to leverage his size by making him a hybrid defensive end/defensive tackle. There could be a significant learning curve that keeps him from being productive right away. That would be a problem for the 49ers given their need for help right away, but if they can shore up their defensive line early in the draft, a flier on Ingram-Dawkins would make a lot of sense given his upside.
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