San Francisco 49ers: Thoughts and news on OTAs thus far

ENGLEWOOD, CO - AUGUST 27: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers works out with teammates Dres Anderson #6, Issac Blakeney #1, and Bruce Miller #49 during a joint training session with the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos at the Denver Broncos Training Facility on August 27, 2015 in Englewood, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Christian McCaffrey #22 of the Carolina Panthers carries the ball while pursued by Solomon Thomas #94 of the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter of their NFL football game at Levi’s Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Solomon Thomas has been showing more of his potential

Defensive end Solomon Thomas didn’t have a great rookie year by any account, it wasn’t awful by any stretch but it could best be described as up and down.

That being said, he finished the year pretty well, and it carried over to OTAs as the 49ers website pointed out:

"Both Thomas and Buckner stood out. Thomas beat Joshua Garnett twice in a row before doing the same to Najee Toran. Buckner also beat Garnett twice in a row."

It’s a small sample size, but Thomas could yet be the EDGE that 49ers fans are longing for.