One might argue it takes three years for any NFL Draft pick or class to reach the point where it can be evaluated properly.
If that’s the case, the San Francisco 49ers‘ 2016 draft class certainly fell short of expectations.
Recently, I took part in a site-wide FanSided retrospective look at the 2016 NFL Draft, breaking down the picks and overall impact from what ended up being the final class put together by former general manager Trent Baalke.
2016 was a pretty bad year, of course, with the Niners finishing 2-14, firing both Baalke and one-and-done head coach Chip Kelly by the year’s end.