Lining up the visits and where they corelate as to what round they're projected doesn't tell us the whole story but it does give us a sense of how this draft could unfold and the Niners contingency plans.
First round
DE Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan
Second round
OT Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
WR Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky
DE Chris Braswell, Alabama
DT Michael Hall Jr., Ohio State
CB Andru Phillips, Kentucky
Third round
OT Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
DT Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
LB Trevin Wallace, Kentucky
S Calen Bullock, USC
Fourth round
OT Caedan Wallace, Penn State
WR Javon Baker, Central Florida
WR Jacob Cowing, Arizona
CB DeCamerion Richardson, Mississippi State
Fifth round
TE Erick All, Iowa
Sixth round
WR Bub Means, Pittsburgh
CB Chau Smith-Wade, Washington State
S Sione Vaki, Utah
Seventh round
LB Tatum Bethune, Florida State
PFA
DT Evan Anderson, Florida Atlantic
Lynch/Foerster work out Roger Rosengarten, OT, at Washington
Notice the lack of 1st Rounders? Teams are only allowed to host 30 players which means as many as 10 names are missing. Give me your most likely scenario and the 49ers strategy as you see it. Let's map this baby out!
The key question for mine is - will they fall in love with a prospect that is widely regarded as a day 2 prospect and take him at 31, or have they looked at what is likely to be available at 31 and decided they don't like the options that much and want to move back unless a guy they love falls during the first round?
ReplyDeleteI know most people will be hoping for the latter. But the team has shown in the past they don't mind "over-drafting" someone if they really like them.
Kneeland's lack of production in a B league makes him a middle 2nd Rounder to me. Players like Braswell who had the production in the SEC, Michael Hall Jr., Suamataia, and Rosengarten will all likely go in that 40 through 55 range. Seems like a recipe for what you just alluded to.
DeleteI wonder if, after not having a 1st rounder the past 2 years, the 49ers are feeling the pressure to make this draft count with a few impact players.
DeleteI think it would be human nature to feel that way. A modest trade up to 28 would get rid of their 4th round pick they obtained from Dallas for Trey Lance. Absolves the player comparisons, and if a Guyton or Newton were to fall that far I don't think it would be that far fetched.
DeleteYeah I think a trade up is pretty likely if a guy they have a first round grade on is in striking distance.
DeleteIf I had to bet on one player the 49ers draft and in what round it would be Eric All, TE, Iowa Round 5.
ReplyDeleteThinking out loud, I don't think IOL early. If I had to guess they could have their choice of who's left at Center in the 4th Round between Bortolini, Limmer or Nourzad.
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ReplyDeleteDo you know how many of the 30 visits the 49ers draft on average?
OC, I can't recall if it was Krueger or someone else I was listening to the other day, but they had Matt Barrows on and asked him the same question. Barrows said that typically well over half the guys they draft are guys they've had pretty extensive pre-draft work with, whether it be 30 visits or other private meetings.
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I saw that show as well, Scooter. That's exactly what Barrows said.
DeleteSome interesting comments by Lynch today.
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