Drake Jackson began his first NFL training camp this week, and the 49ers’ top pick in the 2022 draft did so amid comments from his position coach that will likely inflate the expectations around him.
The quiet months of the offseason are regularly filled with high praise for rookies whom teams hope will have a significant impact in year one.
Niners defensive line coach Kris Kocurek, however, was particularly effusive in his praise of second-round pick Jackson in a piece published by The Athletic just days before the start of camp.
