One of the fascinating parts of 2021 NFL mock drafts is seeing how people prioritize the 49ers’ list of needs, or think the 49ers will prioritize their list of needs.
NFL.com’s Chad Reuter offered an interesting set of selections for San Francisco in his four-round mock draft. The 49ers in four picks make no trades, they don’t pick a quarterback, and they focus heavily on the two areas of their defense that figure to be the thinnest going into this year’s draft.
The fact they skip on a signal caller is intriguing. That means they’d either be happy with Josh Rosen and a veteran they sign, or that there’s a player later on Day 3 that they’d be comfortable with going into the future with. Their QB issue isn’t big enough to warrant a massive trade up just to get a player, but it’s significant enough that they can’t just forego the position entirely barring the acquisition of a high-quality signal caller via trade.
Here are the picks:
