Mike Evans to play with a Chris Godwin-esque WR again in 49ers' 2nd round pick

Mike Evans to play alongside WR with Chris Godwin comp

"Mike Evnas might look across the formation and see a player who reminds him of his old running mate in Tampa Bay, Chris Godwin Jr.," Fowler writes, "San Francisco's second-round receiver, Ole Miss' De'Zhaun Stribling, compared favorably to Godwin when he was coming out of Penn State..."

The 49ers took Stribling with the No. 33 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft at the top of the second-round, much to the surprise of many, especially with Denzel Boston still on the board.

But Stribling is someone Kyle Shanahan and company like, and he's drawn a comparison to someone Evans has experience playing alongside in Godwin.

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Coming out of college, Stribling weighed 207 pounds while Godwin weighed 209. They also had similar athletic tests.

Their 40-yard dash (4.36 for Stribling, 4.42 for Godwin), broad jump (10-foot-7 to 10-6), and vertical jump (both at 36 inches) were similar, as Fowler took note of.

While there's a whole lot more to their games than their size and athleticism, this comparison for Stribling is a very favorable one that should help Evans and Stribling fit right in together in the 49ers offense.

The 49ers won't be putting prime Evans and Godwin into their offense, but if they can get something even relatively close, their two big WR additions could be exactly what this team needs for a Super Bowl run in 2026.

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