2024 Draft Class: OL

Originally posted by 49ers808:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
If we have a guy we want who we think can start over Colton day one, trade up.

I think everyone we are talking about is better than Colton and can start over him day one, even the guys we don't have to trade up for lol. But yeah, what we think is probably different than what they think

Originally posted by Waterbear:
The problem is, what if Nate Wiggins is available at 31, or Jer'zhan Newton? I think both are much bigger upgrades than the tier 2 tackles.

Originally posted by Waterbear:

Originally posted by 49ers808:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
If we have a guy we want who we think can start over Colton day one, trade up.

I think everyone we are talking about is better than Colton and can start over him day one, even the guys we don't have to trade up for lol. But yeah, what we think is probably different than what they think

The problem is, what if Nate Wiggins is available at 31, or Jer'zhan Newton? I think both are much bigger upgrades than the tier 2 tackles.

Originally posted by Waterbear:
The problem is, what if Nate Wiggins is available at 31, or Jer'zhan Newton? I think both are much bigger upgrades than the tier 2 tackles.

Originally posted by scooterhd:

Originally posted by Waterbear:

The problem is, what if Nate Wiggins is available at 31, or Jer'zhan Newton? I think both are much bigger upgrades than the tier 2 tackles.

Yes, you take Wiggins all day in that scenario.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Texas OT Christian Jones met with the 49ers at the Senior Bowl. He shared a story of his interaction with Frank Gore in Mobile. Cool stuff.#49ers pic.twitter.com/eb7iXdEFgN

— Chase Senior (@Chase_Senior) March 2, 2024

#Texas RT Christian Jones has been on my "check back in" list since the Senior Bowl, and his awareness blocking in space on screens and as backside blocker in run game is a really underrated aspect of his game.

Plays through the whistle, and his effort created several big… pic.twitter.com/3wf0h5eA69

— Devin Jackson (@RealD_Jackson) March 10, 2024

Texas RT Christian Jones #70 firing off the ball with bad intentions pic.twitter.com/ywbmWd1HtC

— Daniel Harms🏈 (@InHarmsWay19) March 14, 2024

ROSCHON JOHNSON HURDLES A DEFENDER FROM THE SHUGCAT! TOUCHDOWN TEXAS! #HookEm | @Horns247

P.S. Christian Jones (RT) kilt a guy pic.twitter.com/RoLKmv7RON

— Hudson Standish (@247Hudson) November 25, 2022

Strong rep from #Texas RT Christian Jones here. pic.twitter.com/xFWXPQDh37

— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_OTF) February 1, 2024

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Apparently Morgan had a great pro-day and teams think he can play outside. I don't know overall I'm not a massive fan at 31.

I haven't watched this dude, but I have him on my to-watch list because I've seen him picking up steam among 49er fans. I keep seeing people write him off because his arm length(32 7/8''). Arm length is the most overrated trait by scouts and virtually useless if a player doesn't know how to use it.

Hand speed, timing, placement, violence, grip strength, ability to use independent hands > length. Ideally, you want everything, but if a player lacks length but excels at everything I mentioned, then length is almost irrelevent. Joe Staley had 33" arms, but it didn't matter because he would consistently get his hands inside with quickness, violence and beating ends to the punch with excellent timing. I remember making this exact case for Rashawn Slater as well a few years ago who also had 33" arms.

Again, I haven't seen this dude yet, but writing a player off in the trenches because of their arm length is one of the dumbest things scouts do. This goes for OL and DL.

👎 extending my 33 inch arms to show you that. Measurables are for the birds https://t.co/S1QMQFawBv

— Joe Staley (@jstaley74) February 27, 2019

Originally posted by Waterbear:
The problem is, what if Nate Wiggins is available at 31, or Jer'zhan Newton? I think both are much bigger upgrades than the tier 2 tackles.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Just for kicks I went back and looked at the draft opinions on Trent Williams. Mostly faorable but they were questioning his aggressiveness. Some questioned his run blocking while one said he would never be an elite pass blocker.

The point is the opinions were all over the place on Williams who ended up being one of the top left tackles in the game. It's fun to project but don't get too upset if your guy isn't picked. You just can't tell who is going to be the great ones and who will be just average.

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
Jets have now signed Morgan Moses and Tyron Smith in free agency; very solid moves for them. This opens em up to go BPA, which may not be OT. Every bit helps for having a starting caliber tackle fall to us, or within range of a trade up

Originally posted by scooterhd:

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
Jets have now signed Morgan Moses and Tyron Smith in free agency; very solid moves for them. This opens em up to go BPA, which may not be OT. Every bit helps for having a starting caliber tackle fall to us, or within range of a trade up

Yep. Maybe another WR or Bowers on the menu now?

Curious to see what the Vikings do with 23 and who that ultimately gets flipped to. Had that previously penciled as the spot to move up to if somehow Fautanu fell that far.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Waterbear:
The problem is, what if Nate Wiggins is available at 31, or Jer'zhan Newton? I think both are much bigger upgrades than the tier 2 tackles.

I haven't watch Wiggins. What I've read is he doesn't like tackling, kyle isn't gonna like that.

Originally posted by frankieuc68:
Reason why I don't want to reach for an OT at 31. You can get Kiran with our 2nd, Blake Fisher and Jones at around our 3rd. Get the best player at 31 regardless of position on DL,CB, OL. I would love to get 2 OT and a stud OG.