One ESPN analyst believes the 49ers shouldn't stop there. He thinks San Francisco should add another accomplished veteran receiver by signing former All-Pro Stefon Diggs.
Diggs spent last season with the AFC champion New England Patriots, recording 85 receptions for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns. He also contributed 14 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown during the Patriots' playoff run.
Former NFL general manager Mike Tannenbaum believes the 49ers could still get one productive season out of the 32-year-old receiver.
"Even though they added Mike Evans and drafted [De'Zhaun] Stribling in the second round, I still think if they brought in one more veteran receiver for a team that is in a win-now mode, I think you'd get one year out of Stefon Diggs, and San Francisco has done that over the years," Tannenbaum said on NFL Live.
Evans wasn't the only veteran receiver the 49ers added this offseason. The team also signed Christian Kirk as part of its effort to replace past contributors Jauan Jennings and Kendrick Bourne, who departed in free agency.
A two-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl selection, Diggs has totaled 11,504 receiving yards and 74 touchdowns over 11 NFL seasons. He entered the league as a fifth-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Tannenbaum believes Diggs could provide valuable veteran depth while San Francisco's younger receivers continue to develop.
"Again, he's past his prime, but [could] come on in while Stribling develops, see what you have in Pearsall, who's been hurt," he said. "I think he (Diggs) can help the 49ers' passing attack."
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