Here is my final seven-round 49ers’ mock draft: 18: Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State. The 49ers trade pick Nos. 30 and 77 to the Jets for No.18. If Dennard has been picked, the 49ers will take Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State. If he has been picked as well, the 49ers will take Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech. 26: Marqise Lee, WR, USC. The 49ers trade pick Nos. 56 and 61…
This is my Wednesday column predicting what Trent Baalke will do in the upcoming draft This is not a column telling Trent Baalke what to do in the upcoming draft. We know what he has to do. He knows what he has to do. This is a column predicting how he will do it. What we know: The 49ers have two major needs. Just two. Wide receiver and cornerback. Michael…
If the Dolphins make a bad decision and trade their top draft picks for Jim Harbaugh, who should the 49ers draft with the Dolphins first-rounder, No.19? If he’s healthy, I say the 49ers should take Marqise Lee. If Lee is not healthy, I say the Niners should take Allen Robinson. But if Kelvin Benjamin is available, the 49ers probably should take him. He’d give the offense two things it needs…
One of the best reporters in the country, Bob McGinn, spoke off the record with NFL personnel executives and scouts and got their impressions of the top-50 prospects in the upcoming draft. Here is a brief excerpt about cornerback Bradley Roby from McGinn’s report: “When you talk about quickness, speed, athletic ability, change of direction, he’s got all that. Then he just gets beat every game. It’s mental.” To read…
