SANTA CLARA — Correctly predicting seven of the first nine picks in last year’s draft makes this an encore effort to watch (or ridicule). Away we go for Thursday’s first round:
No. 1 Arizona Cardinals
Kyler Murray, QB Oklahoma
Following Baker Mayfield’s lead, Heisman winners go first in back-to-back drafts for the first time since Bo Jackson and Vinnie Testaverde in 1986-87.
No. 2 San Francisco 49ers
Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State.
Spicing up the pass rush is this offseason’s mission and Bosa’s style should thrive best in the 49ers’ new wide-9, cut-it-loose scheme.