The San Francisco 49ers could go one of many different ways in Round 1 of the upcoming 2016 NFL draft. With so many needs across the board and boasting the No. 7 pick overall, the Niners are afforded the luxury of simply taking the best player available when their number is called.
“There’s a lot of buzz about the 49ers’ growing faith in Blaine Gabbert, but it would take considerable courage to bypass a talented signal-caller in your own backyard.” – NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah on Jared Goff
But NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah of the website’s Move the Sticks podcast has the 49ers selecting Cal quarterback and Bay Area native Jared Goff with their first-round selection.