SF 49ers NFL Draft: 7-round non-quarterback mock for 2021
By Peter Panacy
Round 5, Pick No. 178 Overall (Compensatory): SF 49ers select tight end Chase Allen, Iowa State
Chase Allen. 178. player. 837. . Tight End. Cyclones
The SF 49ers are likely to get one compensatory draft pick for the loss of now-Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders in free agency last offseason.
And it wouldn’t be a bad time to gamble on the upside of a sheer physical specimen who could create all kinds of mismatch nightmares at the NFL level.
Such is Iowa State tight end Chase Allen.
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| *2017 | Iowa State | Big 12 | FR | TE | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| *2018 | Iowa State | Big 12 | SO | TE | 5 | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| *2019 | Iowa State | Big 12 | JR | TE | 10 | 17 | 167 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 167 | 9.8 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Iowa State | Big 12 | SR | TE | 5 | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 2 | |
| Career | Iowa State | 42 | 463 | 11.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 463 | 11.0 | 4 |
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference
Generated 12/2/2020.
At 6-foot-7 and 240 pounds, Allen is one of the biggest possible targets in this year’s draft and doesn’t shy away from using his frame to his advantage, both as a run blocker and a receiving target.
He’s not overly savvy with his routes and won’t win with footwork.
But there’s plenty of sheer mismatch potential here for San Francisco to take a flier on him. Particularly as a red-zone weapon or short-area target where 50-50 balls are much more common.