Do the 49ers still need (or want) a red zone threat in their receiving corps? There are some candidates available to fill the role, with one of them being former Giants receiver Brandon Marshall. Chances are the 49ers could decide to move ahead with what they have on the roster at receiver already, but one NFL legend, former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis, thinks Marshall would be a good fit in San Francisco if the 49ers were interested.

Marshall, 34, has over 12,000 career receiving yards with 82 touchdowns and six Pro Bowl selections, the latest coming with the Jets in 2015 (109 catches, 1,502 yards, 14 touchdowns). The Jets released him after his production dropped in 2016, and eventually he signed with the New York Giants, who on paper headed into the 2017 season with a formidable receiving tandem of Marshall and Odell Beckham. But both players wound up suffering season-ending injuries, in Marshall’s case an ankle injury that shut him down after five games. The Giants released Marshall in April, making him a free agent.

Davis was part of a segment on the NFL Network show NFL Total Access this week, during which he and LaDanian Tomlinson picked destinations for some of the remaining big-name free agents. Davis liked the pairing of Marshall and the 49ers, who were one of the lowest-rated teams in the NFL in red zone scoring percentage last season, placing 27th overall with a mark of 47.06 percent (according to teamrankings.com). The 49ers were also near the bottom in total touchdown catches last season, ranking 28th overall with 15.

“The last two years Brandon Marshall has not been the Brandon Marshall we know, but he still is a big wide receiver, he still has a big catch radius and and can provide some red zone and goal line touches there,” said Davis. “So I’m going to put him in San Francisco with the 49ers. Marquise Goodwin is there, you’ve got Pierre Garcon, they drafted (Dante) Pettis. But I think with them, there were only 15 touchdowns last year. I know that Jimmy Garoppolo came on late last year and is probably going to be a better quarterback. I think that would be the place for him. Nice big target for them in that division.”

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At 6-5, 232, Marshall would be a big-bodied receiver the likes of which the 49ers don’t currently have on the roster. His red zone numbers haven’t been great over the past two years, with just two catches on two targets inside the 20 during his injury-shortened 2017 season (no touchdowns) and seven catches (33 percent) and four touchdowns on 21 targets in 2016. The numbers were better in 2015, catching 14 passes and 10 touchdowns inside the 20 on 25 targets, with six of those catches and four of those touchdowns coming inside the 10-yard line. There’d also be a question over whether or not the 49ers would be interested in adding a player who has had a negative locker room reputation in the past, an area he has been called out on as recently as 2017.

The 49ers seem to be full at the receiver position at the moment with Garcon, Goodwin, Pettis, Aldrick Robinson, Trent Taylor, Kendrick Bourne, Richie James, and a number of other candidates. It's likely they'll try to find what they need with that group as well as tight ends George Kittle and Garrett Celek, running backs Jerick McKinnon and Matt Breida, and fullback Kyle Juszczyk. If however they get past offseason workouts and decide at some point they need someone like Marshall, chances are he will still be available.