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49ers’ 3 best stories from 2019 training camp so far

By Peter Panacy

ENGLEWOOD, CO - AUGUST 27: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers gets some tape from an assistant as he works out 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)
ENGLEWOOD, CO - AUGUST 27: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers gets some tape from an assistant as he works out 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 – DECEMBER 24: Ahkello Witherspoon #23 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after breaking up a pass to Dede Westbrook #12 of the Jacksonville Jaguars during their NFL football game at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: Ahkello Witherspoon #23 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after breaking up a pass to Dede Westbrook #12 of the Jacksonville Jaguars during their NFL football game at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon Is Rebounding Nicely

Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon would probably like to forget 2018 ever happened.

Or at least learn from it, using what ended up being a slew of season-long mistakes to his advantage.

Fortunately, it appears as if that’s exactly what is happening.

Witherspoon did look a little rusty on day one of camp. Since then, however, he’s managed back-to-back interceptionson consecutive days. Last Sunday, Witherspoon outmuscled wide receiver Dante Pettis, stripping the ball away for an interception. On Monday, Witherspoon got in the way of a pass intended for rookie wideout Jalen Hurd:

The Niners had just two interceptions last season, and none were from their cornerbacks. While it’s still early, seeing Witherspoon working as a ballhawk early is a great sign.

He’ll still have to battle it out with veteran corner Jason Verrett, who took the field for the first time on Monday, for the No. 2 cornerback spot. But remember, Witherspoon struggled a lot in training camp this time last year, and those issues carried into the regular season as well.

If the opposite winds up being true, San Francisco should have a pretty solid crop of corners with decent depth options, too.