Vernon Adams boosted his stock for the NFL draft with a scintillating performance in the East-West Shrine game Saturday. Now, one NFL analyst said San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly should take a hard look at Adams.

Adams threw three touchdown passes - including a Shrine Game-record 93-yard scoring pass - and was named the most valuable player of the game.

"If you're Chip Kelly," NFL analyst Mike Mayock said during the NFL Network broadcast, "you're taking a look at Vernon Adams and seeing what he can do."

Representatives of the 49ers reportedly spoke with Adams during the week leading up to the game, but Kelly currently have two starting quarterbacks - Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert - on the roster. Kaepernick a dual-threat quarterback like Adams. The difference is Kaepernick (6-foot-4, 230 pounds) is a much bigger version than Adams (5-11, 201).

Adams completed 6-of-9 passes for 191 yards. He completed passes after extending plays and improvising, particularly on the 93-yard scoring pass. More important, two of his scoring throws occurred while he remained firmly in the pocket.

"Vernon, I think, has impressed me more than anyone in the game that we've had,"June Jones, former Atlanta Falcons coach and Portland State quarterback told reporters. "I was thinking he wasn't good enough as a passer to play in the NFL, but there's no question he has it."

Vernon Adams is undoubtedly a QB. I think his game is better suited for the CFL, but I'd definitely bring him in to take a look in NFL. — Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) January 23, 2016

It's very unlikely the 49ers would use their first-round pick (seventh overall) to select Adams in the 2016 NFL draft. However, Adams could be available in the later rounds, potentially giving Kelly and the 49ers an opportunity to select Adams.

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