49ers’ Carlos Hyde won’t need surgery

The 49ers' running back sustained a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee Saturday that will not require surgery, head coach Chip Kelly said Monday. Hyde will be ready when the 49ers start their offseason program in April, but he won't have a chance to get the 12 rushing yards he needs to reach 1,000 when the 49ers host Seattle on Sunday in their season finale. Last week, he acknowledged he'd altered his style during a season in which he had averaged 63.3 yards and 3.6 yards a carry in his first seven games. In the latter stages, Hyde began hitting holes more decisively after he occasionally hesitated in the backfield, perhaps in futile search of a big run. Hyde will have missed 14 games in his first three seasons with four injuries (ankle, foot, shoulder, knee), and his physical style doesn't make him a candidate to record his first 16-game season anytime soon. On Sunday, two well-traveled, undrafted running backs — Shaun Draughn and DuJuan Harris — figure to assume most of the rushing load in Hyde's absence. The 49ers used a fourth-round pick in 2015 in Mike Davis, but he has been inactive for the past seven games and is averaging 2.0 yards on 54...