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I had a decision, and I ignored the secondary in the first three rounds.
More and more mock drafts have the San Francisco 49ers trading out of the first round. That’s made the process a lot more fun, instead of reading about the same wide receivers, cornerbacks, and safeties. Mark Schofield was on the ground for us representing SB Nation at the combine, and he is the one who put out this mock draft you’re about to read.
The best-case scenario is that a quarterback falls in the draft, and a desperate team calls John Lynch, and he can take advantage of that team and maximize the 49ers draft capital. In Schofield’s mock draft, that scenario plays out. The Niners traded with the Indianapolis Colts, who moved up to draft quarterback Jordan Love. As far as the trade value goes, the Colts have a pair of second-round picks. If you use the DraftTek trade value chart, the 49ers could move back to pick Noo. 44, while also acquiring the Colts third-round pick in exchange for picks No. 31 and the 49ers fifth-rounder.
Schofield’s mock is only one round, so I used a mock draft simulator to come up with the second and third-round picks for the 49ers. Here is what I came up with.
Pick No. 44- Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor
I know many think he won’t last this long, but you’re going to be surprised at the talent that gets
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