It’s difficult to imagine an iteration of the 2020 draft where the 49ers don’t move backward at some point in the first round. They could have an opportunity to do so with their 13th pick, but the more likely scenario appears to involve them moving out of the No. 31 spot they secured as Super Bowl runner ups. That’s how they operate in the new Touchdown Wire mock draft.
A run on receivers at No. 11 and No. 12 takes Jerry Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb off the board for San Francisco. They ‘settle’ for Alabama’s Henry Ruggs III.
There’s a real chance the 49ers prefer Ruggs over the other top receivers in this draft given how rare his speed is. He clocked a 4.27 at the NFL combine and somehow looks faster than that on tape. Ruggs chews up space quicker than anyone in this year’s draft, and there aren’t many offensive coaches that scheme up space the way Kyle Shanahan does.
It’s easy to see how Ruggs would fit in the 49ers’ receiving corps alongside Deebo Samuel. He’s probably not a true No. 1 receiving threat though. The biggest question would be whether the team feels his speed can provide a big enough impact to give them a championship caliber receiving corps. If they do, they’ll have no qualms with getting him at the tail end of a run on receivers.
With the 31st selection, San Francisco makes their second trade of the offseason with the Colts. In what’s
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