The 49ers could be in the market for a wide receiver in this year’s draft. One player they may target at that spot is Nebraska’s Samori Toure, who interviewed with 49ers WR coach Leonard Hankerson on Monday per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.
Toure has size that would be unique to the 49ers’ receiving corps at 6-3, 191 pounds, and he put together a nice college career with three seasons at Montana before transferring to Nebraska for his final year of eligibility.
With the Grizzlies he was outstanding with 155 catches for 2,488 yards and 20 touchdowns. He had a good redshirt-freshman year and a strong sophomore campaign, but he broke out in his third year with 87 receptions for 1,495 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Perhaps the most impressive part of his resumé though is that he carried his productivity over to his one year of FBS play. With Nebraska he had 898 yards and five touchdowns on 46 receptions. Most encouraging for him though is how well he fared over Nebraska’s final three games vs. No. 5 Ohio State, No. 15 Wisconsin and No. 16 Iowa.
He went for 4 catches, 150 yards and one touchdown against the Buckeyes. Then he had seven for 113 and one in Wisconsin, and six for 67 to close the year vs. Iowa.
He’s not an exceptionally explosive athlete, but he’s smooth and more physical than his 191-pound frame might indicate. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Kyle Shanahan took a liking to a player like Toure and used one of the team’s Day 3 picks to bring him in to compete for a job in a relatively thin 49ers receiving corps.
