Niners Draft: Your Thoughts?
Apr 30, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:27 am
SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 24: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers congratulates Jimmy Garoppolo #10 after a one-yard touchdown run against the Jacksonville Jaguars during their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)
(Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)
John Lynch has now completed his second draft. Last year in his inaugural, between grabbing Solomon Thomas, Reuben Foster, and perhaps fleecing the Bears in the Trubisky trade, all signs pointed high. In also adding Jimmy Garoppolo for a 2nd round pick, Lynch went into this draft with some well-earned confidence.
The #49ers have added a ton of speed in this year's draft.
Notable 40 times of a few picks:
DB Tarvarious Moore – 4.32
LB Fred Warner – 4.64
DL Kentavious Street – 4.87
CB D.J. Reed – 4.51
DT Jullian Taylor – 4.83— Joe Fann (@Joe_Fann) April 28, 2018
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— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) April 29, 2018
There should also be a decent amount of cap room after the signings-
The #49ers draft class should cost $8,690,133 in 2018, with McGlinchey, Pettis, Warner, Moore and Street counting in the offseason against the top 51, which would give the 49ers $40,928,183 in available cap room before Tartt's extension.
— Jason Hurley (@Jay_AB81) April 29, 2018
They obviously added some serious beef-
New 49ers draft pick Kentavius Street was the strongest player on NC State’s team. He power cleaned 400 pounds and squatted 700 pounds this past year.
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) April 28, 2018
With the Niners (along with the Rams) showing the largest year to year jump in win projections from Westgate at 9, a little success brings a lot of pressure. If Lynch ends up with the same luck this year he had last year, the Niners might look to even exceed those Las Vegas projections.
