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Denver Broncos: Possible San Francisco 49ers trade targets

By Sayre Bedinger

SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 09: Richie James #13 of the San Francisco 49ers returns the opening kickoff against the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 09: Richie James #13 of the San Francisco 49ers returns the opening kickoff against the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 30: Richie James #13 is congratulated by Kyle Juszczyk #44 and Ross Dwelley #82 of the San Francisco 49ers after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Rams won 48-32. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 30: Richie James #13 is congratulated by Kyle Juszczyk #44 and Ross Dwelley #82 of the San Francisco 49ers after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Rams won 48-32. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /

Richie James, wide receiver/returner

The 49ers have gone from having somewhat laughable depth at wide receiver to having some pretty nice depth.

Getting a year like they had last year with so many injuries will suddenly make the bottom of your depth chart look solid when you add talented players to the top of it.

The 49ers drafted some offensive weapons in 2019 with Deebo Samuel in round two and Jalen Hurd in round three. Both of those players are listed at wide receiver and unless the 49ers decide to keep six receivers, Richie James could be the odd man out.

He’s currently listed as the first-team kickoff returner and was one of a very few players in the league last year to take one back to the house. The Broncos don’t necessarily need a sixth wide receiver, but James — a seventh-round pick for the 49ers in 2018 — knows the offense the Broncos are running and could provide a spark in the return game.

The 49ers probably aren’t going to use him a ton on offense this year, and the Broncos might not either, but perhaps Denver could talk the 49ers into sending them an upgrade in the return game for the right price.

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