SANTA CLARA — More than four months, and potentially four more losses, sit between the 49ers and the No. 1 draft pick. Plenty of speculation will swirl on what they’ll do with it. Coach Kyle Shanahan shed light Wednesday on his team-building priorities.
Adding a pass rusher is paramount to any defense, and the 49ers are in dire need of an edge rusher to partner with interior lineman DeForest Buckner (team-high nine sacks).
What positions, in Shanahan’s view, transform franchises, such as one that is 2-10 for a second straight year?
“It’s a quarterback on offense and an edge rusher on defense,” Shanahan answered Wednesday.