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The San Francisco 49ers used their first round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to select the blazing and explosive Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. And his former head coach Herm Edwards raised a few questions about how well he will transition to the NFL during a recent radio spot with 95.7 The Game.

Coaching Pearsall while together at Arizona State from 2019-2021, Edwards had these concerns when discussing the newest 49ers' wide receiver:

Pearsall, of course, transferred away from Edwards and the Arizona State program that went under-fire for repeated recruiting violations surrounding the head coach and now Las Vegas Raiders' head coach Antonio Pierce. Edwards would later be dismissed from his role as head coach of the Sun Devils while Pearsall developed into a first round pick in Gainesville.

Can Pearsall become a guy who can beat press man coverage? That is yet to be seen, but head coach Kyle Shanahan sure knows how to use guys with the weaponry that Pearsall has.

This article first appeared on FanNation NFL Draft and was syndicated with permission.

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