49ers promote Cumby on pro personnel staff

The San Francisco 49ers elevated Quentus Cumby to assistant director of pro personnel, the team announced Wednesday.

Cumby joined the 49ers eight years ago and had worked as a scout since 2006. His previous duties included evaluating NFL talent and the team's roster before free agency, player tryouts, maintaining NFL roster boards and depth charts, and serving as a weekly advance scout for the personnel and coaching staffs,

"His hard work and commitment to our organization over the last seven seasons has been a contributing factor to our team's success," 49ers director of pro personnel Mike Williams said.

Cumby was a two-year starter at free safety and cornerback at Kentucky, were he played from 1999 to 2002.