Quinnen Williams could still be in the picture, but it seems edge-first.
It’s the worst kept secret that if the San Francisco 49ers stay in the top-five of the 2019 NFL Draft, they’ll be going defense. Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa seems the choice, unless the Arizona Cardinals decides to take him first. There’s also Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams who the 49ers are rumored to be enamoured with. While you argue, Jay Glazer’s latest mailbag helps the Bosa camp saying the 49ers are interesting in the edge:
I think that Bosa and Williams are the two surest players in the draft. Both of those guys will have long, productive, probably Pro-Bowl type careers. I think the 49ers are looking for one of those edge pass rushers and Quinnen Williams is a phenomenal prospect but every time Nick Bosa gets on the field something happens — he changes a game. That’s what teams are going to be looking for. You can’t go wrong with either one of those guys because you know what you’re going to get. Others may end up having incredible upside but there’s some gamble to selecting them. There’s no gamble with either one of these two guys.
In this scenario, the only way Williams would enter the conversation would be on the recent news of the Cardinals passing on Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray meant they would take Bosa. If stuck at No. 2 without a trade partner, the 49ers could elect to go BPA.
In the report from Pete Prisco on Arizona going in a different direction, a lot of your comments stressed the 49ers needed to keep their eyes on an edge rusher. If this mailbag is any indication, the 49ers are indeed looking for an edge rusher with their first pick.
Thursday can’t come soon enough.
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