San Francisco 49ers scout and former NFL running back Reggie Cobb sadly passed away at the young age of 50 on Saturday morning, and the organization and the football world has been mourning his loss ever since.

With the NFL Draft looming on Thursday, the 49ers will pay tribute to Cobb by leaving his seat in the draft room empty and by having his son, DeMarcus, announce the team's second-round pick live, according to Joe Fann of the Niners' official team website.

“I think a lot of people just really cared about him, and that’s because he had a special way of making people feel really good about themselves,” San Francisco general manager John Lynch said of Cobb on Monday. “I think we’ll always remember the infectious smile, the laugh and just the person that Reggie was.”

Cobb had been working in the 49ers' organization since 2009 and landed his first job as an NFL scout with the Washington Redskins all the way back in 2001.

He was terrific at his job, and in 2011, he was named the NFC's Scout of the Year by the Fritz Pollard Alliance.

Cobb also played seven years in the NFL, with the bulk of his career coming with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The best year of his tenure came in 1992, when he racked up 1,171 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground, averaging 3.8 yards per carry.

Over the course of his NFL career, Cobb also played for the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. He totaled 3,743 rushing yards and 25 scores.