The 49ers went into this year’s draft with a pretty defined list of glaring needs. While they addressed some of those with their eight selections, they left out a few.
They needed a quarterback and got one with the third overall pick. Interior offensive line help was on their list and they addressed that twice with a pair of players who figure to slot in as guards. Cornerback might’ve been their most pressing need and they snagged two, they also scooped two running backs in the same draft for the first time since 1991. Safety was a peripheral need they located late in Round 5.
Here are the positions they did not address in the draft: