29. San Francisco 49ers 2020 NFL Draft
– It’s not awful considering there wasn’t much to work with. The 49ers traded around a bit to secure more future assets, and they still were able to help out the D line with Javon Kinlaw – the best tools DT in the draft – and get a deep threat target in WR Brandon Aiyuk. However …
2020 San Francisco 49ers Draft Video
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– In a draft loaded with receivers, Aiyuk is a call. San Francisco needed help for the secondary, and it blew off a ton of promising corners and all the safeties for Aiyuk. If he’s not great, this draft doesn’t work.
– Colton McKivitz was a good get in the fifth, but that’s not exactly addressing the offensive line concerns. Since the sixth and seventh rounds are usually wastelands, that was where the Niners should’ve loaded up on bulk O line prospects with the hopes of hitting on one.
Best Value Pick: OT Colton McKivitz, West Virginia (5th)
Biggest Reach: WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State (1st)
Late Flier That Could Work: WR Jauan Jennings, Tennessee (7th)
2019 NFL Draft Ranking: 29
2018 NFL Draft Ranking: 20
2020 San Francisco 49ers Draft Class
1 DT Javon Kinlaw, South Carolina
1 WR Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State
5 OT Colton McKivitz, West Virginia
6 TE Charlie Woerner, Georgia
7 WR Jauan Jennings, Tennessee