How 49ers’ Davis-Price took ‘huge leap’ entering second season

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers had high hopes for Ty Davis-Price in his rookie season, but it might be 2023 when the former LSU ball carrier finally gets his shot on the field. The 49ers' backfield is deep, especially after the addition of Christian McCaffrey in Week 7 last year. Elijah Mitchell entered training camp healthy and fast, while Jordan Mason is looking to increase his workload after a good start to his NFL career. San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan has seen Davis-Price putting in the work in order to improve upon his six-game rookie effort. He believes the second-year player is setting himself up for success. "I think he's taken a huge jump since last year," Shanahan said. "I mean just the conditioning that he put in in Phase 1 and 2, what he did these 40 days away. Just how good he was the first day we saw him in terms of his stamina, how he's running, understanding the offense, and what we want out of him more. "I thought he had a great OTAs and he's come back and he's even having a better training camp." 49ers run game coordinator Chris Foerster unveiled a similar Davis-Price observation in the early days of camp. "He looks great. I mean, he looks really good," Foerster...