DeForest Buckner DL - Oregon

Originally posted by Niners99:
"Buckner said many of his family members, including his parents, are 49ers fans and a 49ers flag was raised after he was selected."

Originally posted by Niners99:
"Buckner said many of his family members, including his parents, are 49ers fans and a 49ers flag was raised after he was selected."

5 best picks from Day 1 of the NFL draft

1. DeForest Buckner, DE, San Francisco 49ers Our No. 2 player falling to No. 7 overall is a massive win for the 49ers as they reunite Buckner with his former Oregon teammate and last year's first-round pick, Arik Armstead. Buckner is a classic 3-4 defensive end, capable of disrupting against the run and creating pressure from the interior. He was our top-graded interior defensive lineman in the nation last year at +73.0 overall, including the top pass rushing grade (+43.8) and No. 8 mark against the run in the draft class (+29.1). His only weakness is dealing with power at the point of attack, but it doesn't negate his ability to shed blocks and use his wide tackle radius to make plays in the running game. The 49ers got one of the best value picks in the draft.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
I believe him, WHY, because MOST of Hawaii are 49ers fans.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Niners99:

"Buckner said many of his family members, including his parents, are 49ers fans and a 49ers flag was raised after he was selected."

I believe him, WHY, because MOST of Hawaii are 49ers fans.

Originally posted by MadDog49er:

Buckner posted elite numbers, and elite PFF scores playing against some really good competition this year: Conklin, Garnett, Seumalo, Westerman, Nembot, and more.

Pete Prisco ‏@PriscoCBS Buckner Grade: A+. Love this for the 49ers. Tough. Big. They were that when they were good.

Originally posted by Draftology:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Who did u want us to draft? Tunsil with his bong mask on? Buckner was BPA and it wasn't close best 3-4 in the draft by far!

I think there was a major drop off after Ramsey came off the board. If we weren't going to trade up for him, I would have loved to take the exact same deal that Cleveland pulled off. If we had to stay at 7, I would have taken Tunsil or Conklin, but I don't think Buckner is all that much worse than them. We were just picking at a tough spot in the draft.

Originally posted by Draftology:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by Draftology:
We've gone back and forth on Buckner before, but I just personally think this was a wasted pick. If you take a defensive lineman in the top 10, he better be a pass-rushing beast. Buckner could really turn out to be a two down player. I know he had 12 sacks last year, but the way he got those sacks doesn't translate to the NFL. I haven't seen a single scouting report claim that he is an elite pass rusher. We took the two best players off a terrible defense in back to back years...

This doesn't translate to the NFL? lol

It literally doesn't...he is not going to be able to manhandle NFL guards like that. His only pass rush move is a bullrush...

Originally posted by Draftology:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Draftology:
Bottom line is we've spent two first round picks on a position that is very low on the positional value hierarchy. The NFL is riddled with great 3-4 ends drafted in the later rounds. I haven't seen anything from Buckner that makes me think that he is an elite prospect that warrants a pick regardless of positional value like Ezekiel Elliot.

But it's not! Do you even know what makes a 3-4 defense go??? Jesus dude I don't want to be an ass but your soooo far off base it ridiculous. Top end DE are hard to find

Honestly, we are not going to end up agreeing on this. Elite 3-4 ends are extremely hard to find. You are absolutely right. And an elite 3-4 end can make a huge impact. However, if you are not going to have a Justin Smith, JJ Watt type player, you can find starters later in the draft.

What it comes down to is that you think Buckner is elite, and I don't. Only time will tell, and I hope you're right. I just wanted us to address other positions of need, keeping in mind how few 3-4 ends actually end up being elite.

Originally posted by pdizo916:

I hate baalke.....but even i can't hate on him today.

Originally posted by IdahoNiner:

Originally posted by Draftology:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by Draftology:
We've gone back and forth on Buckner before, but I just personally think this was a wasted pick. If you take a defensive lineman in the top 10, he better be a pass-rushing beast. Buckner could really turn out to be a two down player. I know he had 12 sacks last year, but the way he got those sacks doesn't translate to the NFL. I haven't seen a single scouting report claim that he is an elite pass rusher. We took the two best players off a terrible defense in back to back years...

This doesn't translate to the NFL? lol

It literally doesn't...he is not going to be able to manhandle NFL guards like that. His only pass rush move is a bullrush...

Your right. That never works in the NFL...