Niners draft Colton McKivitz | OT West Virginia

Originally posted by NYniner85:

A deep dive into the #49ers' draft class, explained by top scout Adam Peters https://t.co/pyEVUkJUxV

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Peters described McKivitz as "an acquired taste."

"He grows on you," he said, "because when you look at him at first, he's not the greatest athlete. But he's extremely consistent, he's extremely tough and he's extremely smart as a football player."

Peters noted that West Virginia wasn't very good in 2019. The Mountaineers finished 5-7 and tied for seventh place in the Big 12. Still, he was named first-team All-Big 12 and was a second-team All-American.

"When you're not on a good team you don't usually win awards like that," Peters said. "So that says something about the respect people around that league and around the country have for him."

Peters said McKivitz earned what the team calls a "gold helmet," something that only 15 to 20 players in an entire draft class get each year. To get that designation, Peters said, a player has to hit a number of what he called "exemplary" criteria, including his character off the field and his football intelligence. Peters noted that McKivitz played right tackle, left tackle and some guard at West Virginia and that he knew all five positions on the offensive line.

"So if you had to throw them in somewhere he was ready to go," Peters said. "He's a really, really bright kid. Despite not being a great athlete, he was very consistent, and he was very productive. And those are things you can win with."

"There's not a lot who earn that," he said of gold-helmet status. "It's something that you have to really earn, and it's not something we just hand out."

Originally posted by Giedi:

Future Center!

Originally posted by 49ers81:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

I have been re-watching a lot of the games from this past season and inspite of what the collective memory may be in regard to Skule's stint at left tackle he was mostly getting his ass kicked in pass protection. Jimmy's quick release saved him on several occasions. Skule was better in the running game.

Originally posted by mayo49:

Is Williams best known for his pass protection or run blocking?

Originally posted by 49ers81:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:
agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

I have been re-watching a lot of the games from this past season and inspite of what the collective memory may be in regard to Skule's stint at left tackle he was mostly getting his ass kicked in pass protection. Jimmy's quick release saved him on several occasions. Skule was better in the running game.

Originally posted by NCommand:
Sounds like a quality young depth player. Kyle seemed high on him.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Sounds like a quality young depth player. Kyle seemed high on him.

Sounds like someone that can compete at RG too me

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

Originally posted by 49ers81:

Originally posted by TheXFactor:

agreed. Skule did more than an admirable job for sure.

I have been re-watching a lot of the games from this past season and inspite of what the collective memory may be in regard to Skule's stint at left tackle he was mostly getting his ass kicked in pass protection. Jimmy's quick release saved him on several occasions. Skule was better in the running game.

I also re-watched all the highlights of the games and I thought he did a solid job. There was times Glinch was getting beat more than Skule if we are being honest.

The Oline is a strange debate, some dudes think Laken sucks, others thinks he's solid.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

He seems like the type of guy that could hang around as a backup and maybe become a starter some day based on his attitude alone.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Sounds like a quality young depth player. Kyle seemed high on him.

Sounds like someone that can compete at RG too me

Yup. With Tom Compton as the backup to Brunskill.