George Kittle is a University of Iowa guy through and through after attending the college from 2012-16, but at the 49ers’ OTA workouts, it was a player from his rival, Nebraska, that caught his eye.
That player was 6-foot-4, 218-pound undrafted wide receiver Isaiah Neyor.
“He’s a good kid,” Kittle recently told “Bussin’ With The Boys” hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton. “I like him. He’s a freak.”
Neyor, who also played for Wyoming (2020-21) and Texas (2022-23) before transferring to Nebraska for the 2024 season, shone at the NFL Scouting Combine after posting a 38-inch vertical and running a 4.4 40-yard dash. He also impressed at San Francisco’s rookie minicamp before catching Kittle’s eye earlier this month at OTAs.
“I watched him, he was running a route and he got like 9 1/2 yards in two strides,” Kittle said. “I was like, ‘Holy s--t.’ It was insane. We watched it like 10 times in the tight end room. We were like ‘How is he doing this?’ ”
Lewan asked the future Hall of Fame tight end if he believes Neyor has a chance to make the team, and Kittle had little doubt.
