Watch monster blocks by WR DeAndre Smelter
May 4, 2015 at 10:16 AM
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Pro Football Focus analyst Sam Monson posted some great blocking by new San Francisco 49ers wide receiver DeAndre Smelter who was drafted out of Georgia Tech. The video was posted on Vine via his Twitter account and are enough to get you excited to see this guy on the field whenever he is ready to do so.
Smelter is recovering for a torn ACL and is likely to miss most, and likely all, of the 2015 season.
Smelter has already been compared to current 49ers receiver Anquan Boldin.
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