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SANTA CLARA – Unlike last year’s overhaul, the 49ers are not as desperate to plug in and play their draft class.
Only right tackle Mike McGlinchey is a lock for coach Kyle Shanahan’s starting lineup, as a No. 9 overall pick should be.
“Last year, Kyle and I looked at it as almost a blank canvas,” general manager John Lynch said. “We were putting people in that we knew had a great opportunity to play right away.