Originally posted by Kolohe:
Originally posted by Hysterikal:
Got dammit the 49ers need this guy!!!!
49ers' dream scenario. After a disappointing 2024 season, the 49ers' offseason strategy could include significant work in the trenches, on both offense and defense. The good news is the evaluation process that will play out over the next two months -- starting with the NFL Scouting Combine -- can sometimes push offseason workout stars up the board at the expense of prospects with strong tape but less impressive athletic testing. As Jeremiah sees it, that could potentially play to San Francisco's advantage. It might even mean the No. 4 player on his board -- Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham -- slips out of the top 10 and into the 49ers' lap.
"Where they're picking at 11, they're going to be able to get a really good player," he said. "... I'll be curious to see how [Graham] goes through the spring. As I mentioned, I think his tape is so good, but I'm not sure he's going to totally ace the spring part of it. If you're looking for someone that I think would just be a home run pick for them, to me, it would be if Mason Graham were to fall down to them."
If that scenario does not play out, perhaps trading down could be an option for John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan. With a move down the board, Jeremiah identified another defensive tackle -- the "twitched up" Walter Nolen from Ole Miss -- as a great scheme fit under defensive coordinator Robert Saleh.
[ Edited by NYniner85 on Feb 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM ]
