The San Francisco 49ers have traded for wide receiver Keenan Allen. It’s the second time the team has made a trade with the Indianapolis Colts. The compensation was a 2027 6th-round pick.
So, a couple of weeks after the Niners couldn’t land Jauan Jennings, they went after a similar body type and veteran in Allen, who is 34.
Allen has 40 receptions for the Colts this season for 351 yards and a touchdown. He’s lined up primarily on the outside in Indy, but the 49ers love condensed splits. Allen has lined up in the slot
on 26% of his routes this season.
During Monday’s conference call, Kyle Shanahan was asked about the last wide receiver the Niners traded for, Emmanuel Sanders, and how he got acclimated into the offense so quickly:
“Where he was in his career. He was the number one receiver for the Broncos at the time, had been for the prior four years and was still at that part in his career. He wasn’t just sitting there available on the street. He was the number one receiver on another team who was out of contention and he was looking to go somewhere else. So, it was just different spots.”
Allen is long removed from being a No. 1 receiver, but longevity in the NFL should allow him to find his way quicker than most would in the 49ers offense.
