The 49ers’ needs in this year’s draft can comfortably be put into tiers. Interior offensive line is alone at the top. Cornerback, safety and edge rusher are also on the list somewhere below the offensive line. One position that doesn’t often come to mind when going over needs for San Francisco is tight end.
While it flies under the radar as an area to address, the idea of adding another high-quality TE next to George Kittle is an intriguing one. Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar in a two-round mock draft played out a hypothetical where the 49ers do invest their first draft pick in a TE when they select Colorado State’s Trey McBride.
