San Francisco 49ers
Another team forced to go for quality over quantity, the 49ers made two solid picks in the first round, filling their biggest positions of need on both sides of the ball with Day 1 starters in South Carolina defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw and Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
I like Kinlaw a lot, but passing on both Jeudy and Lamb at No. 14, after trading back a spot, made little sense. Aiyuk is a well-rounded receiver with potential, but he’s not on the same level as those two, who were both top-10 talents in this draft.
Without another pick until the fifth round, the 49ers weren’t able to move the needle much the rest of the way. The defending NFC champs didn’t need much, but they still could have done more with what they had.