San Francisco 49ers: 7-Round Mock Draft and Top-100 Big Board

April 18, 2016   ·   Grant Cohn   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers are starting over from scratch.
They have a brand-new head coach—Chip Kelly—a brand-new system on offense, a brand-new system on defense, one of the youngest rosters in the league and 12 draft picks to rebuild it.
Twelve draft picks may not be enough. The Niners have needs everywhere, especially at right tackle, outside linebacker, inside linebacker, cornerback, wide receiver and quarterback.
Unfortunately for the Niners, only three of their picks come on Days 1 and 2.  So, the Niners’ best draft strategy may be to trade down in Round 1 and pick as many Day 2 picks and 2017 picks as possible.
Fortunately for the Niners, trading down should be easy. The Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns probably will take quarterbacks with the top two picks, so a premium non-quarterback should fall to the Niners—someone like Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott.
Multiple teams, including the Miami Dolphins, the Chic...

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