Why Jonathan Mingo could be a perfect for the 49ers

Everyone who spends even a little amount of time watching the incoming rookie class will develop a ‘draft crush’. More often than not, however, you are left to watch on in disappointment as a prospect for whom you developed an affection is selected by another team.

I am of course no stranger to seeing a favorite college player head to a team that isn’t the 49ers, but I also have a curious record when it comes to one position – wide receiver.

Wide receiver is probably my favorite position to watch when it comes to prospects, and each year one tends to stand out as a draft crush. In 2018, that player was Dante Pettis. For the 2019 draft, it was Deebo Samuel and in 2020 it was Brandon Aiyuk. Do…