ESPN asked every team reporter to go over the previous five drafts—from 2014-2018—and correct the teams biggest “mistake.” Mistake might be harsh. Hindsight is easy. The rules for this exercise were that the player has to be of reasonable need, available, and no trades.
You can do this for just about any player on every team, save the All-Pro’s. Here’s what Nick Wagoner did:
First round of the 2016 NFL draft (No. 28 overall)
Actual pick: Joshua Garnett, G, Stanford
Do-over pick: Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State
A top receiver has been a need for the 49ers since Terrell Owens departed in 2003, but it was heightened further in 2016, when Anquan Boldin left.