One apparent sign of San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke’s vision for the 2016 NFL Draft was to reinforce the trenches, and Baalke made a move here by drafting former Oregon defensive end DeForest Buckner with the team’s first pick.
Buckner will be reunited with former Oregon teammate, and fellow defensive end, Arik Armstead this season — promising bookends to what may become San Francisco’s best position of strength in 2016.
In this installment of Niner Noise’s offseason position-by-position breakdown, we look at how the 49ers defensive line may be a position of strength during the upcoming year.