Ricky Watters

San Francisco took Watters in the second round of the 1991 draft, but he missed the entire season when he

Ricky Watters

broke his left foot in the first week of training camp. He made up for his disappointment the following season, rushing for 1,013 yards, the most ever by a first-year 49er. He was selected to the NFL squad in the Pro Bowl, and he also led the team with nine rushing touchdowns. A year later, Watters rushed for an NFL-record five touchdowns in an NFC divisional playoff game in San Francisco, which the 49ers won 44-3. But San Francisco, as it did the previous year, lost the NFC title game to the Dallas Cowboys and ended their season one victory short of the Super Bowl.