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It’s not a guard, so are you okay with the Niners drafting a player in the first round to sit the bench Year 1?
Instead of talking about the same player in each Mock Draft, I’ve been trying to find the ones where the San Francisco 49ers aren’t taking a safety or wide receiver. It seems like it’s safeties Xavier McKinney or Grant Delpit, or it’s a wide receiver like Tee Higgins at pick No. 31. In CBS’s latest Mock Draft, they have the 49ers selecting an offensive lineman:
Josh Jones OL
HOUSTON • SR • 6’5” / 319 LBS
PROJECTED TEAM
San FranciscoPROSPECT RNK
28th POSITION RNK 5th
It shouldn’t be shocking if the 49ers start to sort of rebuild their offensive line in the next few years prepping for the next period of Kyle Shanahan running things.
Jones is PFF’s fourth tackle overall, and they had him as their No. 14 overall player on their big board. Jones’s grade in 2019 was 93.2, which was second among all tackles. Here’s what they have to say about Jones:
Jones has shut down pretty much every defender he’s faced this season, whether it was at Houston or the Senior Bowl. He may be older and less athletic than the other top tackles, but he doesn’t lose. Jones’ dominant senior season has pushed him all the way into the Round 1 conversation. He’s got the tools and performance to be a starting NFL
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