It’s no secret that the San Francisco 49ers are in the market for an edge rusher. It’s possible they find someone in free agency, but just in case they don’t, I asked Mel Kiper Jr. to give his take on the top prospects in the 2018 NFL Draft.
ESPN’s longtime draft expert provided the following list of edge rushers the 49ers could target on draft day. San Francisco should have options in its effort to improve the 26th-ranked pass rush in 2017 that generated just 30 sacks.
“There are a lot of guys who can get to the quarterback coming off of the edge in this draft,” Kiper said.