Niners’ Rookie Davis Brings Multiple Skills at Running Back
When the 49ers drafted South Carolina running back Mike Davis in the fourth round of the recent NFL draft, it created a crowded backfield.Davis joins Carlos Hyde, Kendall Hunter and Reggie Bush in the competition for 2015 carries.But Davis, by all reports, is no ordinary rookie.The three-year starter for the Gamecocks was a complete, three-down back in the pro-style system of head coach Steve Spurrier and is not only a terrific ballcarrier but also a skilled receiver and effective pass blocker.When Davis, who just signed with the 49ers, joins the team for the start of rookie minicamp this Saturday, he'll give coaches and teammates their first glimpse of his wide-ranging skills.At 5-foot-9 and 223 pounds, Davis in many ways appears similar to Frank Gore, the 49ers' all-time leading rusher, who recently departed as a free agent. Gore, also 5-foot-9, weighs 215 pounds and was a third-round choice of San Francisco in 2005 out of Miami. One of many reasons the 49ers loved Gore was for his multiple skills. As a pass blocker, Gore was perhaps among the best in the NFL.Now that skill might also vault Davis into playing time as a rookie, says Matt Barrows, who covers the 49ers for the...
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