The Facts: Chip Kelly wants a workhorse in his run-heavy offense. Now, with the 49ers, Kelly has Hyde, who wowed Kelly during his pro-day workout at Ohio State in 2013. "I was really, really impressed with him there," Kelly said. "Big, physical back that's a combination of size and speed. He should be fun to work with."

Diehards Line: The question is whether Hyde is ready for a true workhorse role. At 6-0 and 235 pounds, he has the build of a 300-carry back, but Hyde doesn’t have the track record: He’s missed 11 games due to injury in his first two NFL seasons. In fairness, it could be just a small sample size. Hyde, after all, missed just two games due to injury while averaging 18.7 carries a game in his final two seasons at Ohio State. However, Hyde’s deliver-the-blow running style makes it unlikely he’ll start 16 games, which LeSean McCoy did in each of two seasons with Kelly. Last year, Hyde acknowledged his style invited more punishment and wasn’t going to change before he missed the final nine games with a stress fracture in his left foot that required surgery. “That’s just the way I play,” Hyde said. Kelly and GM Trent Baalke have made it clear the 49ers will run plenty in 2016 after the Eagles ranked fourth in rushing yards (6,301), fifth in yards per attempt (4.5) and seventh in carries (1,417) in Kelly’s three seasons. That alone makes Hyde of interest to fantasy owners.