We decided to get in on the mock draft action and do a seven-round mock that we cut up by round. Chances are the 49ers make some trades and don’t use all 11 of their scheduled selections, but for our purposes we stuck with the 11 picks to get a feel for what types of players San Francisco might target in which round. We used the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator to execute the mock, and made thee picks for the 49ers. Here’s the third round:
The 49ers are in a place to start the draft where they don’t necessarily need to target a specific need. If a good player slides to them, they have the roster flexibility to make a pick at virtually any position.
