The shifty back can make defenders look foolish in place and bust open a game with a big play, as he did in the Divisional Round win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a 31-yard TD run.
Niners defensive coordinator Steve Wilks was asked Thursday about the key to containing the dynamic rookie back.
“I don’t know if you can contain him,” Wilks said, via the official transcript. “We have to do a great job swarming the ball, and he’s phenomenal. He’s four-three on paper, he is four-three on tape. He plays to that speed. Again, they do a great job getting him out in space, trying to create one-on-ones with the backers, great job on third down, and he can run in between the tackles and he’s most explosively taking the ball outside. So, definitely someone we have to definitely rally to. And as I said before to the defense, we have to swarm tackle this Sunday in order to stop this run game.”