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49ers are open about position of need, seek guys who can ‘take it to another level’

NFL draft season is usually cloaked in secrecy. In many organizations, only those at the very top know exactly which prospects the team plans on targeting when the draft comes around in late April.

That’s by design. Teams guard their secrets to avoid other clubs snatching up their favorite prospects. Plans are often treated like wartime strategies.

But one thing is abundantly clear about the 49ers’ approach to reconstructing their roster in 2019: They’re in the market for receivers, and they’re canvassing many this week at the annual scouting combine.

The team has formally met with Mississippi’s A.