Niners Interested in Stockpiling Tight Ends for Harbaugh’s New Offense?

The Niners and new coach Jim Harbaugh seem to be all about TE’s these days, and the Press Democrat reports that another couple TE’s will be in for visits as the draft gets closer.

National Football Post is reporting the 49ers will bring in Penn State wide receiver Brett Brackett, who is projected to be a tight end in the NFL, for a private workout this week.

Tight end? Don’t the 49ers have enough of those guys with Vernon Davis, Delanie Walker and Nate Byham? Perhaps. But Brackett’s visit would seem to underscore Jim Harbaugh’s desire to stockpile tall, athletic and versatile tight ends. The 6-foot-6, 248-pound Brackett, who ran a 4.53 40-yard dash at his pro day, certainly appears to possess the preferred attributes.

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