49ers' Jauan Jennings was a higher-ranked QB recruit than Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Sam Darnold

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The San Francisco 49ers called a pass for a wide receiver on Sunday in the playoffs against the Philadelphia Eagles.

It wasn't just any WR, though. This wideout was a higher-ranked high school QB recruit than Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Sam Darnold.

That's right: Jauan Jennings was a superstar high school QB who did it all.

Here's how that list looked:

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Jennings became a WR during his time at the University of Tennessee.

He's done nicely for himself, becoming a quality pass catcher in the NFL for the 49ers.

But on this day, the 49ers brought out Jennings' old history.

He ran a reverse, rolling right, a comfortable position for a right-handed passer to unleash a toss.

And Christian McCaffrey ran free, wide open down the right sideline.

In the end, it was a perfect call. Jennings lofted it right into McCaffrey's hands for a touchdown.

Jennings was even crushed after the play. He earned a roughing the passer penalty, too.

Being a quarterback again, just for a play, worked out quite nicely for Jennings.

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