The San Francisco 49ers select TE Nate Byham in the 6th round

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General Niners Chat,The Draft Report by admin on Thursday 13 May 2010 at 5:54 pm

The 49ers have picked TE Nate Byham with the 182nd overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  Byham is a huge TE at 6’3″, 262 pounds and he runs a 4.8 40.  Byham is more of a blocker than a receiver even in the passing game.  He played in 13 games (12 starts) at Pitt last season and he caught 10 passes for 108 yards (10.8 avg) without a TD grab.  In his four years at Pitt, Byham played in 46 games (36 starts) in which he caught 47 passes for 612 yards (13.0 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  With Mike Singletary wanting to run the ball more in 2010, Byham will likely get a lot of P.T. as a rookie.

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