Defensive Coordinator Dennard Wilson: “Every day is something new that comes up. Yesterday we were in a certain situation, and he got beat, but he corrected it today. They tried to throw the same move at him, and his eyes were right. He’s doing a hell of a job. He’s spending a lot of time with the coaches, and I give kudos to my DB coaches. Donald (D’Alesio) and Addison (Lynch) are, I think, some of the best two DB coaches in the National Football League, and he’s taking the coaching.

“He’s running to the coaching every day. He’s spending extra time, and when he gets out here, he’s doing what he’s asked to do. And the new things that pop up with him is just stuff that he’s never seen at this level. But he’s willing, and I think his growth still, he’s just stacking days, stacking days, and getting better.”

Offensive Coordinator Matt Nagy: “It’s impressive. He’s a kid that, literally every install that we do, run and pass, he’s a kid that when you’re walking up in front of the group and you’re teaching, his eyes never leave you. Never. I mean, he wants to know everything. Then he gets on the field and he does almost everything right. And then he’s talented. So, it’s impressive. He’s got to be able to do this moving forward every day in the games. But I think a lot of him, and I think (WR Coach) Chad Hall’s done a hell of a job with him.”

CB Paulson Adebo: “I think he’s been great. I think he’s quick. He’s a big receiver, but he also has some speed to him as well, so he reminds me of kind of those old school, traditional, like Terrell Owens type that can go up and get the ball but also has the speed to kind of break away from you, if need be, so he’s been great this whole offseason.”

Kicker competition continues

Ben Sauls & Dominic Zvada

One of the most intriguing training camp competitions has been at kicker. Since the team first took the field at The Greenbrier and all the way through this week’s practices in East Rutherford, both Ben Sauls and Dominic Zvada have kicked well.

Sauls, the second-year kicker, converted all eight of his field goal attempts last season, with a long of 45 yards, while also connecting on all seven extra point attempts across three games. Meanwhile, the undrafted Zvada is just two years removed from earning first-team All-American honors while kicking at Michigan after making 21 of 22 field goal attempts along with 26 of 27 extra point attempts.

A couple of weeks into training camp, both kickers have impressed the coaching staff.

“It’s two young guys that are doing very well,” assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Chris Horton said about the kicker competition. “Both guys’ leg talent is there. Both guys, where they are right now from where they were during this spring, I mean, it’s been tremendous growth just watching these guys go out and compete against each other. They know that they’re in a competition, and they come out every day and they work hard.”

“They’ve done well,” Harbaugh said after the first week of training camp. “They’ve made a good number of kicks. I feel good about it.”