If you were surprised the 49ers took an offensive tackle, Mike McGlinchey, with their top pick in the draft, you weren't alone: McGlinchey was caught off guard, too.
The Notre Dame tackle met with San Francisco on March 1 during the scouting combine but that was the last time he heard from the team. The 49ers had 30 formal visits with prospects in Santa Clara between then and Thursday and worked out countless other college players. McGlinchey wasn't one of them.
"No, I had no idea," McGlinchey said by phone Thursday from a restaurant filled with 150 family and friend in Richboro, Pa.