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Kurtenbach’s grade: 49ers’ Trent Williams trade was sneaky, perfect

The 49ers were operating in the shadows and emerged Saturday morning with a new left tackle, acquired for pennies on the dollar.

Trent Williams is one of the finest offensive linemen in the NFL and a perfect fit for Kyle Shanahan’s wide-zone scheme (which he ran for Shanahan once upon a time). Saturday morning, the Niners traded away their fifth-round draft pick in this draft and a third-round draft pick in next year’s draft to acquire Williams from Washington.

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The value of what the Niners received from Washington in comparison to what they sent East is comically incommensurate.