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Josh Norris of Rotoworld joined the Unbuttoned Podcast with Chris Simms and Paul Burmeister this week to discuss the top fantasy football players headed into 2019. Norris tried to dig up a little insider information on San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dante Pettis. Simms, after all, is close friends with 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Norris notes that Pettis averaged over 18 fantasy points per game over his final four games played as a rookie.
"[Shanahan and I] don't really get into those conversations," Simms said. "I can tell you that he thinks really highly of him, as far as just when he came out in the draft. I'll tell you some of the things that I know that Kyle likes, just because of the history of knowing Kyle, what he looks for at the wide receiver position.
"Pettis can do everything. He won't have a specific role in that offense, like where Marquise Goodwin is the downfield guy. George Kittle is going to kind of work the middle of the field in the intermediate routes.
"Dante can do it all. He can be the intricate, little, really good, short route runner, but he has got enough speed to win down the field, if need be. Then they catch the ball over the middle. He's a great route-runner and all those things. I would expect that he gets a number of opportunities this year."
Simms notes that expecting 100 catches from Pettis might be pushing it but can envision the wideout with 1,000-or-more receiving yards.
You can watch the entire show below. The conversation shifts to Pettis at about the 1:13:15 mark.
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