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Top 10 takeaways from 49ers’ first weekend of training camp

By Jeremy Wohlfart

SANTA CLARA, CA - MAY 11: LaMichael James #23 of the San Francisco 49ers carries the ball running away from Michael Wilhoite #57 during Rookie Minincamp at the San Francisco 49ers practice facility on May 11, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - MAY 11: LaMichael James #23 of the San Francisco 49ers carries the ball running away from Michael Wilhoite #57 during Rookie Minincamp at the San Francisco 49ers practice facility on May 11, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: Nick Bosa of Ohio State reacts after being chosen #2 overall by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: Nick Bosa of Ohio State reacts after being chosen #2 overall by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

No. 7: Nick Bosa is flashing his potential

EDGE Nick Bosa has a lot of pressure on him as the guy the 49ers want to build their defensive line around.

Which, admittedly, is a line 49ers fans have heard before.

But while Bosa had a mild hamstring strain that resulted in him being withdrawn from OTAs as a precautionary measure, he wasted no time making up for it against the 49ers best offensive lineman in Joe Staley as broken down by Matt Maiocco:

"The results were positive for Bosa, the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft. In the non-padded practice on the first day of camp, Bosa bent around the edge on a third-and-8 play and got close enough to brush against quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. While 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh was encouraged, he knows that how Bosa fares in the coming days and weeks against Staley will be a lot more telling than his first practice. “I guess he got Joe a couple of times today, but Joe’s a seasoned vet and he’s going to find out very quickly how the linemen adjust in this league tomorrow when Joe stalemates him,” Saleh said."

Things will heat up when pads are on, but Bosa flashed the sort of skills fans will want to see in the preseason games and during the regular season.