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5 under-the-radar 49ers players to watch in 2019 training camp

By Peter Panacy

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Kendrick Bourne #84, Dexter McCoil #27, Cassius Marsh #54, Tyvis Powell #45 Mark Nzeocha #46 and Elijah Lee #47 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Kendrick Bourne #84, Dexter McCoil #27, Cassius Marsh #54, Tyvis Powell #45 Mark Nzeocha #46 and Elijah Lee #47 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 2: Linebacker Josey Jewell #43 of the Iowa Hawkeyes closes in to tackle tight end Tyree Mayfield #85 of the Wyoming Cowboys during the third quarter, on September 2, 2017 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 2: Linebacker Josey Jewell #43 of the Iowa Hawkeyes closes in to tackle tight end Tyree Mayfield #85 of the Wyoming Cowboys during the third quarter, on September 2, 2017 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

No. 5: Tight End Tyree Mayfield

The 49ers already appear to have a hefty competition at tight end this season. George Kittle is the bona fide stud, and rookie Kaden Smith out of Stanford is an intriguing prospect in the making.

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There might be a bit of a bout between free-agent pickup Levine Toilolo and San Francisco’s No. 2 tight end last year, Garrett Celek. But Celek remains in the concussion protocol stemming from a head injury suffered late last year. And he might be in jeopardy of not making the 53-man roster anyway.

A dark-horse player to watch in this competition, though, is 2019 undrafted rookie Tyree Mayfield out of Wyoming.

Mayfield, 6-foot-3 and 241 pounds, has the small-school pedigree which can make him easily fly under the radar. The fact he’s an UDFA only solidifies this, too.

Adding to Mayfield’s potential ascent is the fact he also doubled on special teams at the college level, which only increases his value to the Niners.

He still has a long way to go to even be considered for the regular-season roster. But Mayfield is still someone worth keeping an eye on this August.