Secondary, anyone?
Nobody saw this one coming. The San Francisco 49ers traded back six spots in the fourth round. Some were upset because there were a couple of safeties on the board. Alabama’s Deionte Thompson was available, but the 49ers passed on him and some other players for Punter Mitch Wishnowsky. As always, Twitter didn’t disappoint.
Just not draft picks
— Mike GG (@mgganimal) April 27, 2019
Mitch Wishnowsky is the former Aussie Rules rugby player. He’ll change the position of the field for the 49ers. Tremendous punting talent in mold of Michael Dickson. I love this pick in Round 4.
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) April 27, 2019
New @49ers punter Mitch Wishnowsky saw a net average of 41.4 per punt last season and had 28 knocked inside the 20! #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/qIpkIThHuL
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) April 27, 2019
What can I say except when punters get drafted, it delights. #PuntersArePeopleToo pic.twitter.com/Wpkpg488SH
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) April 27, 2019
For what it’s worth, Wishnowsky ran a 4.63 40-yard dash. That’s impressive for most positions. Especially so for a punter. That shows in his highlights.
First gut was Kyle must think he gives him some versatility to take him this high… lol
— Alibi Wiley (@AlibiWiley) April 27, 2019
Now, for some GIFs:
— Andrew Fouché (@andrewfooshay) April 27, 2019
— Joseph R (@jroberto_em) April 27, 2019
— Patrick Gray (@PatrickM_Gray) April 27, 2019
niners have done this twice now in the last 5 years. pic.twitter.com/nfz2wKL5MD
— Bump City (@Citizen510) April 27, 2019
instant superbowl. Fight me #goniners #wootwoot pic.twitter.com/CJdQJsPoU3
— Ray (@riz_zo99) April 27, 2019
If you thought we weren’t going to see a Michael Scott GIF…
— Zach Porter (@zachnporter) April 27, 2019
Apparently, Wishnowsky is a stud. Jim Nagy—who runs the Senior Bowl—had this to say:
Scouts usually don’t stick around at pro-days for specialist workouts but they did yesterday for @Utah_Football P Mitch Wishnowsky. West coast scouts say it was best punter workout they’ve seen in years. Similar leg talent to @Seahawks rookie All-Pro Michael Dickson. #Aussie
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