The 49ers have an interesting NFL draft ahead of them with no first round picks, a handful of Day 2 picks and a number of places on their roster that need help.
With high-priced veterans like Trent Williams, Fred Warner and George Kittle already on the team and extensions likely for Deebo Samuel and Nick Bosa, finding young, cost-controlled talent is a vital piece of San Francisco’s offseason.
However, their specific position needs should mostly go out the window when the 49ers are making their picks. They’re in a place where they just need good players. Need should play a little bit of a role as the determining factor between two players, but the better player should always be the pick regardless of position.
That’s a little bit how things shake out in an updated three-round Draft Wire mock where the 49ers picks didn’t change: