We decided to get in on the mock draft action and do a seven-round mock that we cut up by round. Chances are the 49ers make some trades and don’t use all 11 of their scheduled selections, but for our purposes we stuck with the 11 picks to get a feel for what types of players San Francisco might target in which round. We used the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator to execute the mock, and made the picks for the 49ers. Here’s the seventh round:
The 49ers hold four picks in the seventh round of this year’s draft, and while the final round typically doesn’t get a ton of attention, the quartet of selections could help define San Francisco’s draft.
They could certainly use those picks as sweeteners in other deals to move around the board, although a late Day 3 pick isn’t likely to help them swing any kind of sizable trade.
In our mock, we used all four picks because hitting on just one of those picks could help the 49ers put together a nice draft despite not holding any picks until late in the third. If they find a Jauan Jennings or Brock Purdy level player who can contribute in some way, it helps alleviate some of the pressure to nail their earlier selections.