San Francisco is looking for wide receivers to step up

Deebo Samuel and Jalen Hurd showed flashes in the exhibition opener of the ability that led the San Francisco 49ers to take the two receivers on the second day of this year's NFL draft.

Samuel provided some big plays down the field and Hurd caught two touchdown passes as both rookies make their case for getting significant playing time when the regular season starts.

The Niners have only one receiver on the roster with more than 130 career catches in veteran Jordan Matthews, who isn't assured a spot on the roster when the season starts. So the opportunity is there to seize the chance but it will take more than a few highlights int hep reseason to win over coach Kyle Shanahan.

“I want someone to take the job and make it to where it' s extremely obvious ,” Shanahan said. “We haven't had that yet.”