2011 NFL Mock Draft: Does San Francisco Pick Nick Fairley or Patrick Peterson?

March 22, 2011   ·   Trae Thompson   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers will go defense with their first pick
Let me say this up front: Jim Harbaugh can't go wrong with either Nick Fairley or Patrick Peterson. Both are incredibly talented players and future All-Pros.
My only problem is that I don't think Fairley will still be on the board by then. So that's why I think the 49ers will go with Peterson here. Look around at most mock drafts, and that's exactly what they have as well.
Everyone knows San Francisco will take a quarterback likely through free agency, and then Jim Harbaugh will roll the dice and hope his boy Andrew Luck is there for them next year in the draft. In the mean time, getting Peterson is both smart, and fantastic.
Not only do you get what many people think is the overall No.1 player in the draft, but you get a smart, confident player who also can be a great return man on special teams, something he displayed this year at LSU.
In 13 games, he had 42 total tackles, four interceptions (for 1...

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