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2019 NFL Draft: 5 49ers prospects from the East-West Shrine Game

By Jeremy Wohlfart

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JANUARY 23: Jake Rudock #10 from Michigan playing on the East Team takes the snap against the West Team during the first half of the East West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field on January 23, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JANUARY 23: Jake Rudock #10 from Michigan playing on the East Team takes the snap against the West Team during the first half of the East West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field on January 23, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /
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3. Jesper Horsted, Wide Receiver, Princeton

The 49ers appear to have hit on their 2018 second-round selection in wide receiver Dante Pettis, as he proved to be a good addition to the team’s receiving corps over the second half of the regular season.

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However, the 49ers are still in the hunt for a big-bodied wide receiver, and Jesper Horsted may have put himself on the Niners’ radar during Saturday’s game.

Horsted had a good finish to his college career to go with a standout junior year. Horsted caught 50 passes for 729 yards and nine touchdowns a year after catching 92 passes for 1,226 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Horsted is big at 6-foot-4, but he showed some good speed and agility in practice, which intrigued teams.

Receivers who can form potentially devastating size and speed combinations are always at a premium in the NFL, and Horsted could be the guy to round out the 49ers’ receiving corps.