The San Francisco 49ers have nine picks in the upcoming draft, starting with the ninth overall pick, and based on last year’s excellent haul John Lynch should be able to really bolster this roster.
There’s one glaring problem though. The team traded their second round pick away for some backup quarterback, if you can believe that! Maybe it was worth it. But be that as it may, there’s a huge gap of 50 picks from their first pick to their only second round pick (#27), acquired from the New Orleans Saints last year.
Then San Francisco has three picks bunched together in the late 2nd and early 3rd rounds — #59, 70 and 74 overall — in a draft that’s more impressive in the second tier than in first round sure things.