There's a chance that we look back at the Jeremiah Attaochu signing as one of John Lynch's savviest moves during his early tenure as the San Francisco 49ers general manager. There are a few reasons for that suggestion.

For starters, Attaochu is a pass rusher – a position of need and scarcity across the NFL. There's a reason why elite edge players never reach free agency. DeMarcus Lawrence and Ezekiel Ansah were the latest two examples of pass rushers to get hit with the franchise tag instead of hitting the open market.

That's why Attaochu was a shrewd acquisition if for no other reason than he offers promising potential where the 49ers are in need of an impact player.

"My mindset is to come out and be that guy that John Lynch (envisioned)," Attaochu said recently on the 49ers Studios Podcast. "I want to motivate my teammates and play hard with my teammates and bring everything I have to the table."

Attaochu's path to the NFL is unique. He moved from Nigeria to Washington D.C. back in 2001 at eight years old. He later attended Georgia Tech before being selected by the Chargers in the second-round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He started immediately and even tallied six sacks in 2015. A broken foot during the 2016 season marked the beginning of the end for Attaochu with the Chargers. By the time he made it back to full strength, he was buried on the depth chart by Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram.