The San Francisco 49ers will hold the 15th pick in the NFL Draft. The biggest addition during the free agency was speedy wide out Torrey Smith who will hopefully upgrade the passing game. On the other hand Justin Smith, Michael Crabtree, Patrick Willis, Frank Gore and Chris Borland will not be returning. After an offseason that included the firing of head coach Jim Harbaugh will the 9ers look to upgrade the offense to combat the loss of the brilliant offensive mind?
New head coach Jim Tomsula, formerly the defensive line coach, will look to bring a different chemistry to the locker room. With that in mind the 49ers will likely look to add some toughness. In my Mock Draft I selected Louisville’s DeVante Parker. Anquan Boldin is on his last leg while Torrey Smith is a one trick pony deep threat. In the end the 9ers may look to add talent around quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Other wide reciever targets could include Nelson Agholor, Dorial Green-Beckham, Jaelen Strong, and Breshad Perriman.
The front seven also needs to be upgraded after losing some key players. Oregon’s Arik Armstead will be a perfect 3 technique in the defensive line. Darnell Dockett and Glenn Dorsey are the other core defensive line pieces.
The team could also target some cornerback help. Perish Cox and Chris Culliver have gone elsewhere. The number one cornerback Trae Waynes out of Michigan State will likely be off the board by 15, but is likely the number one target. Wake Forest’s Kevin Johnson may be the best fit as he is a great press corner. That hard nose press corner is a need in a physical NFC West. Eric Rowe, Jalen Collins, Steven Nelson, and Josh Shaw are some other press corner San Francisco could consider.
Below is the list of players the team has met with as well as every 49er draft day selection.
Prospects associated with the 49ers:
» Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise State: 49ers interview Ajayi following pro day
» Kwon Alexander, LB, LSU: Report: 49ers have strong interest in Alexander
» Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon: Armstead to visit with 49ers
» Cameron Clear, TE, Texas A&M: Clear visits with 49ers at pro day
» Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn: Speedy WR with shaky hands to visit 49ers
» Jalen Collins, CB, LSU: Report: Collins drawing attention from 49ers
» La’el Collins, OL, LSU: Report: 49ers show interest in Collins
» Ricky Collins, WR, Texas A&M-Commerce: Division II WR visiting 49ers
» Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina: Davis visits 49ers
» Paul Dawson, ILB, TCU: Dawson to visit 49ers
» Quandre Diggs, OLB, Texas: Diggs spotted with 49ers at Senior Bowl
» Stefon Diggs, WR, Maryland: Big-play receiver will visit 49ers in April
» Kurtis Drummond, FS, Michigan State: Drummond spotted with 49ers at Senior Bowl
» Bud Dupree, OLB, Kentucky: 49ers among teams Dupree has spoken with
» Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan: WR (or is he a TE?) visited with 49ers
» Eddie Goldman, DL, Florida State: 49ers among six clubs to host Goldman
» Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Missouri: Green-Beckham visited with 49ers
» Jeremy Langford, RB, Michigan State: Langford spotted with 49ers at Senior Bowl
» Terrence Magee, RB, LSU: Report: 49ers have strong interest in Magee
» Lorenzo Mauldin, OLB, Louisville: Pass-rushing LB to visit with 49ers
» DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville: Parker has meeting with 49ers
» Denzel Perryman, LB, Miami: Portis: Perryman can fill Patrick Willis’ void
» Marcus Peters, CB, Washington: Peters visits 49ers
» Darryl Roberts, CB, Marshall: Fast, athletic CB worked out for 49ers
» Tory Slater, DT, West Georgia: WR-turned-DT to meet with 49ers
» Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State: Smith says visit with 49ers “went really well”
» Donovan Smith, OT, Penn State: Physical OT set to visit 49ers
First round: 15th overall selection
Second round: 46th overall selection
Third round: 79th overall selection
Fourth round: 126th overall selection (acquired from Denver Broncos in 2014 draft-day trade)
Fourth round: 132nd overall selectoin (compensatory pick)
Fifth round: No. 151 overall selection
Sixth round: No. 189 overall selection
Seventh round: No. 246 overall selection (acquired from Indianapolis Colts for LB Cam Johnson in 2013)
Seventh round: No. 254 overall selection (compensatory pick)
