Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

Plus, Matt Maiocco’s five bold predictions<\/p>\n

Former San Francisco 49ers<\/a> tight end and three-time Super Bowl<\/a> champion Brent Jones joined NBC Sports’ Matt Maiocco<\/a> on his podcast to discuss what the team should do during next week’s NFL Draft<\/a>. They started with talking about bold predictions, which Maiocco prefaced by saying they should be bold predictions that have a chance of happening based on what he’s heard. Here are Matt’s five bold <\/em>predictions he touched on:<\/p>\n

A receiver is worth the wait- This wide receiver class is so strong, and there are so many wide receivers, so the value in this class isn’t taking one at No. 13, but later on in the draft. Draft Joe Staley’s heir apparent at 13- Maiocco mentions there are four offensive tackles in this draft that are worthy of the 13th pick: Louisville’s Mehki Becton, Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs, Alabama’s Jedrick Wills, and Andrew Thomas from Georgia. Matt also said these four are considered better prospects than Mike McGlinchey<\/a> coming out of college. Trading Matt Breida – This could happen as soon as this week as the deadline to sign with another team is this Friday. Drafting a running back earlier than you expect The 49ers will finish the draft with fewer than seven selections. Quality>quantity <\/p>\n

Jones weighed in on what he believes the 49ers should do in the first round:<\/p>\n

I think it’s a really deep draft and there’s some great talent at wide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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