San Francisco 49ers Sign Another Draft Pick

The San Francisco 49ers continued assuring that their 2009 rookie class will be attending Training Camp.

Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat is reporting on his twitter account that the team has signed seventh round pick Curtis Taylor.

This was also picked up by ProFootballTalk.com.

The LSU safety is reported to have signed a deal for four years, $1.8M with a $59,880 signing bonus.

Taylor is an athletic, big hitting safety who can leap to make a big block or close on a target quickly. He does get over aggressive at times, which can cause him to miss tackles.

He also isn't as strong as he should be and for a guy who can hit big, isn't as physical as he should be, especially against the run.

He'll be vying for time with a large roster of safeties, including with veterans Michael Lewis, Dashon Goldson, and Mark Roman and less experienced players like Tarrell Brown and Reggie Smith (who made the switch from corner to safety this off season).

While in all likelihood Taylor will spend a portion of his rookie season filling in for Keith Lewis on special teams, some of the defensive backs—Goldson in particular—have had trouble staying healthy.

If Goldson or any other safety cannot stay healthy, Taylor has an excellent chance of contributing early in his career.

As with the prior early signings (Scott McKillop and Ricky Jean-Francois), the Niners are serious about getting their rookies into camp on time so that they can have as much space to get up to speed as they need.

It can only help a defense and team which is looking to make a big impact in 2009.