Eighth in a series looking at potential candidates for the 49ers’ first-round selection when they draft No. 9 overall on April 26:
49ers draft prospect: Calvin Ridley
College: Alabama
Position: Wide receiver
Ht/Wt: 6-foot, 189 pounds
Why he fits the 49ers: Now that a franchise quarterback is in place for years to come, Jimmy Garoppolo deserves quality targets, and Ridley is perhaps this draft’s best option. Pierre Garçon, also 6-foot tall like Ridley, will be 32 this season and expendable from a contractual standpoint in 2019 (albeit at a $7 million dead-money hit, per Spotrac.