If the San Francisco 49ers wind up grabbing an interior defender for their defensive line with their first pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, it will probably be Alabama’s Quinnen Williams — widely viewed as the No. 2 overall prospect behind Ohio State EDGE Nick Bosa.
Houston’s Ed Oliver is widely viewed as the second best defensive tackle in this year’s class, however. And Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar actually ended up mocking the 6-foot-3, 292-pound Oliver to San Francisco at No. 2.
Here’s what Farrar had to say about the selection:
The 49ers have DeForest Buckner and a cavalcade of situational defensive linemen of varying quality, but outside of Buckner, there isn’t a transcendent guy capable of demolishing an offensive line with speed and power.