The San Francisco 49ers announced on Tuesday that the team has signed wide receiver DeAndre Smelter to the team's practice squad and released wide receiver Dres Anderson.
Smelter (6-2, 227) was originally drafted by the 49ers in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. After spending his entire rookie season on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury List, he was waived from the team on Sept. 3, 2016.
View the full 2016 San Francisco 49ers practice squad.
![Alex Balducci -- OL](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/tnd1gbynb7dal0jbxabf.jpg)
![Fahn Cooper -- OL](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/ro2ph4vw2vji5h1e5qmw.jpg)
![Curtis Grant -- LB](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/mdn9qdotnkpyg3oqzpt6.jpg)
![Chris Harper -- WR](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/t7mr4lsp4zuzuj1yzm0o.jpg)
![DuJuan Harris -- RB](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/mh9ib713d1jzpfh2ucl9.jpg)
![Prince Charles Iworah -- CB](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/ia7mgnfdvchuymiek8d4.jpg)
![Norman Price -- OL](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/nhb1buxqg1p0z5aun2gw.jpg)
![Marcus Rush -- LB](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/odw1gjrqhfp29vhvaxhn.jpg)
![DeAndre Smelter -- WR](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/p05g4juysyrrd1fhjctl.jpg)
![Kelvin Taylor -- RB](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/vh9s1erebfzxsf3prafk.jpg)
A 24-year-old native of Macon, Ga., Smelter attended Georgia Tech where he appeared in 25 games (20 starts) and registered 56 receptions for 1,060 yards (18.9 avg.) and 11 touchdowns. As a senior, he earned Second-Team All-ACC honors where he started all 12 games in which he appeared and notched 35 receptions for 715 yards (20.4 avg.) and seven touchdowns.
Anderson (6-2, 190) was signed to the team's practice squad on Sept. 4, 2016.