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NFL Draft: FanSided Targets Clemson QB Deshaun Watson as 49ers Biggest Need

FanSided’s John Buhler just put together a 32-team NFL Draft breakdown of team needs and has the San Francisco 49ers going with Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Buhler told us what we already know — the Niners need talent. A lot of it. Armed with the No. 2 pick in the upcoming draft, general manager John Lynch needs to make a splash capable of turning around the franchise.

But will it be Watson?

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First, let’s look at what Buhler had to say about a potential Watson-to-49ers scenario:

Watson doesn’t have to start in 2017.