NFL draft: 7 players 49ers could target in trade up

If the #49ers want to jump up the board on Day 2 of the draft, here are some players they may target:

The 49ers have a small issue with their draft capital. They aren’t scheduled to be on the clock until selection No. 99, when they go on a run holding three of the final four picks to close the third round.

With 11 picks at their disposal, including that trio at the end of Day 2, it’s conceivable (and perhaps likely) San Francisco tries to move up into the middle of the third round to snag a specific player they like.

We assessed some trade ideas and barring a move where they unload all of their third-round picks and then some, the 49ers are probably looking at landing somewhere in the No. 65 to 70 range if they deal a couple of their third-round choices and a later pick.

If they do pull the trigger on a jump up the board, here are a handful of players they could target using the three-round projections laid out by Todd McShay and Mel Kiper: