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49ers 2019 training camp: Predicting the biggest winners and losers

By Peter Panacy

SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 11: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers is wearing jersey #44 while participating in drill during practice on September 11, 2015 in Santa Clara, California. Hayne was wearing the #44 jersey for the 49ers scout team preparing for Monday nights game against the Minnesota Vikings. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 11: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers is wearing jersey #44 while participating in drill during practice on September 11, 2015 in Santa Clara, California. Hayne was wearing the #44 jersey for the 49ers scout team preparing for Monday nights game against the Minnesota Vikings. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 16: Dante Pettis #18 of the San Francisco 49ers runs on to the field for their game against the Detroit Lions at Levi’s Stadium on September 16, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 16: Dante Pettis #18 of the San Francisco 49ers runs on to the field for their game against the Detroit Lions at Levi’s Stadium on September 16, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Winner: Wide Receiver Dante Pettis

Last season, the 49ers’ lone top-notch receiving weapon was tight end George Kittle, as he rode his 1,377 receiving yards all the way to a Pro Bowl selection.

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Meanwhile, then-rookie wide receiver Dante Pettis started slow, eventually finishing as a solid No. 2 choice for this accolade over the final five weeks of 2018.

That brief stretch showed Pettis can be a weapon, which is great news. More importantly, though, all those additions during the offseason (Deebo Samuel, Jalen Hurd, Jordan Matthews, etc.) serve to make Pettis’ potential impact this season even bigger.

Kittle isn’t going to take the league by storm this season, and Samuel looks to be the real deal. Their presence alone should take pressure off Pettis, leaving him in plenty of one-on-one matchups, where the talented wideout can use his exceptional footwork and separation skills to potentially rack up huge stats this season.

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And you should be able to witness the development of that starting in training camp, which kicks off on July 26.