The 49ers might be picking more than twice today…
The 49ers own the second-to-last pick in the second and third rounds, so they’ll have at least two picks. That number could be higher, as the team has three fourth-rounders. They could use those picks to move into the second or third round.
Let’s talk about the best players available and who may be there when the 49ers are on the clock. Here’s ESPN’s list:
- DT Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
- CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- WR Adonai Mitchell, Texas
- WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
- CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
- WR Keon Coleman, Florida State
- DT Braden Fiske, Florida State
- Edge Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan
- LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
- RB Jonathon Brooks, Texas
- LB Junior Colson, Michigan
- CB Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
- CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
- DT Kris Jenkins, Michigan
- LB Payton Wilson, NC State
- DT Maason Smith, LSU
- S Javon Bullard, Georgia
- LB Cedric Gray, North Carolina
- S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- CB Max Melton, Rutgers
- S Cole Bishop, Utah
- C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
- RT Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
- Edge Chris Braswell, Alabama
- RB Trey Benson, Florida State
- S Jaden Hicks, Washington State
- WR Ja’Lynn Polk, Washington
- DT T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
- OT Roger Rosengarten, Washington
- C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
- TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas
- DT Michael Hall Jr., Ohio State
- WR Jalen McMillan, Washington
- RB Blake Corum, Michigan
- DT Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson
- Edge Jalyx Hunt, Houston Christian
- OG Christian Haynes, UConn
- RB Marshawn Lloyd, USC
- TE Cade Stover, Ohio State
- WR Troy Franklin, Oregon
- OT Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
- Nickel Mike Sainristil, Michigan
- OT Matt Goncalves, Pittsburgh
- Edge Adisa Isaac, Penn State
- OG Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
- DL Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
- Edge Jonah Elliss, Utah
- WR Brenden Rice, USC
- CB Cam Hart, Notre Dame
- Edge Austin Booker, Kansas
The 49ers own the 63rd and 94th overall picks. Their first-round pick, Rick Pearsall, was viewed as the biggest reach based on mock drafts and big boards. So, for all we know, the Niners might be interested in a player some have closer to the 80s than the 40s.
Based on the best available players from above, Frazier, Powers-Johnson, Rosengarten, Hall Jr., Haynes, Beebe, and Suamataia would all be strong picks in the second round. I’m a big fan of Isaac and would take him in the second.
In the third round, if they’re still available, Hart, Booker, and Dorlus make sense. Which names, even if they aren’t listed, would you like the 49ers to come away with today?
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