49ers Get Cameron Latu At No. 101

The San Francisco 49ers picked Alabama tight end Cameron Latu with the 101st overall pick in the NFL Draft. San Francisco gets some insurance in case star tight end George Kittle goes down with an injury. In 2021, Latu set the Alabama record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end with eight of them that year. The 23-year-old had a visit with the 49ers a few weeks ago, and apparently they liked what they saw even though he previously missed the combine. He doesn't shape up as much of a difference-making presence and should function as a blocker for the team more often than not. Perhaps he would find himself on the TE1 streaming map, though, as part of San Francisco's talented offense if Kittle ever misses time.