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San Francisco 49ers

QB Reggie McNeal (S2, 20th)
FS Will Herring (S3, 17th)
SS Bernard Pollard (S3, 18th)
DT Frank Okam (S4, 30th)
CB Jamario O'Neal (S5, 25th)
CB Sean Smith (S6, 7th)
MLB Korey Norton (S7, 14th)
OT Trent Williams (S8, 14th)
OLB John Simon (S9, 27th)
G Trai Turner (S10, 10th)
HB Giovanni Bernard (S11, 18th)
DE Whitney Mercilus (S11, 23th)
G Zach Martin (S11, 24th)
CB Logan Ryan (S11, 27th)
QB Mitchell Trubiskey (S13, 9th)
DT Grady Jarrett (S14, 13th)

McNeal backed up Big Ben for many seasons before he was fed up with not starting. The scrambler moved to the Patriots where he began with two solid seasons before struggling in his third. He was in the midst of having his most efficient season yet when it was cut short due to injury. I don't know the specific details because of how the game presents stats, but I'm guessing his fifth season could have been the year that the Patriots ended up with the #1 pick because he was cut mid-season before signing with the Steelers later on. He has struggled with efficiency and especially health (he has played in just five of 32 games the past seasons) after that great debut in Pittsburgh, but he was re-signed in the offseason and should be their starter again this season. He is not the most electric scrambler, but he has above-average rushing numbers and has actually been great at keeping fumbles down all things considered.

In the same draft that I picked twice for the Raiders, I picked twice for the 49ers. I'm not sure if they even had a FS or SS rostered at that point (I don't think so with the latter at least), so with the first of back-to-back picks, I took Herring. He played all but one season in San Francisco, but he was just an adequate starter who was known more for his iron man streak than his play. He played his final season in Seattle.

Pollard was the other pick, and he was a lifelong 49er. He had a few good seasons statistically, but otherwise didn't stand out. The reason why I don't think that they had a SS on the roster entering the draft was because I took Jessie Daniels in the 4th who ended up with a much better career as he has been a star on both the Pioneers and Browns as a potential Hall of Fame candidate when he hangs it up after this season.

Okam was the long-time nose tackle for the 49ers and tied for the league lead in sacks in S8. He departed last offseason and played for the Eagles and gave them 7 sacks when Shaun Cody was lost for the season. He has 53 sacks and 14 FFs+FRs in his career as he hopes to sign with someone in free agency.

O'Neal was a long time #2/slot corner and returner for the 49ers who was ultimately traded to the Express to acquire an injury replacement late one season. 7 of his 17 career INTs have come from his 3+ seasons with his new club, but after Daryl Worley was drafted last season, he has been the #4 CB and has seldom found his way onto the field.

Smith has started all 144 games since entering the league, and he was named to his second Pro Bowl after a career high 6 INTs. Unfortunately, the 49ers JUST released him as a cap casualty, so if he wishes to keep his starting streak alive, it will have to be by a kind soul in free agency.

Norton, a three-time Pro Bowler, has kind of flown under the radar as one of the league's best MLBs for quite some time now. In 8 seasons, he has 893 tackles, 54 sacks, 11 INTs, and 25 FFs+FRs while missing only three games.

Williams might be the best LT in the game. Even considering one weird season where he had 61 blocks against 10 sacks allowed, he has a career line of 333 blocks and 20 sacks allowed. Yeah, he has allowed just combined 10 sacks in his other six seasons. I know that the Pro Bowl heavily weighs block totals when it comes to votes, but it is a travesty he has never been to it, especially after a season where he had 71 blocks and 1 sack allowed in S10.

Simon might have largely been the weakest link in a generally stout LB group in the bay area, but while he doesn't offer much in terms of tackling or INTs, he does offer plenty of sacks and FFs+FRs, averaging more than 4 and 3 respectively per season.

Turner, the highest G taken until Will Hernandez this season, has been a solid G throughout his career with a career block:sack ratio above 5 while playing in 76 of a possible 80 games.

I don't know how I forgot that the 49ers actually have the record with four selections in the first round in a single draft. I think that the 49ers already had two selections from a trade down with the Dolphins and picked up two others from the Bills/Dolphins. Whatever the specifics, Bernard was the first pick. As a falling top prospect, there were high hopes for Bernard who initially backed up Hall of Famer Tatum Bell but played extensively as a rookie when Bell got injured. He was named Offensive Rookie of the Year after rushing for nearly 1000 yards and 10 TDs on 4.2 YPC in 16 games and 6 starts. However, that the the peak of his career as injuries and efficiency issues plagued him across the next three seasons. Failing to capture the magic he displayed his rookie year ultimately led to him hitting the free agent market where someone else can take a chance on the 27-year-old.

Mercilus was the first 49er not from their inaugural season to start at DE for them. He has been underwhelming as a pass rusher but has given them 2 FFs+FRs a season to go along with some decent run defense.

The 49ers have been an excellent destination for OL as draftees or reclamation projects, and Martin is no different. After being a backup his first season, he has been to the Pro Bowl in each of his three seasons as a starter and for his career, he has 208 blocks against 27 sacks allowed.

Ryan was fine as a replacement for O'Neal but he wasn't a must-keep player, so when finances got tight, Ryan was let go before his rookie contract ended, and he went to the Bills where he had a career high 30 tackles and added an INT in the slot.

Trubisky was taken after Carson Wentz, Jared Goff, and Dak Prescott. While those three have had some growing pains to say the least, Trubisky had the opportunity to be the backup to Kirby Freeman for two seasons and has a career passer rating of 116.0 in limited opportunities. The team allowed Freeman to walk as a free agent, so now it is time for Trubisky to show what he's made of. Luckily for him, get gets to play behind an OL where I would consider four of the five starters to be elite.

Knowing they were to likely move beyond Okam that same offseason, Jarrett was brought in to be part of the future DL alongside Mercilus and whomever would succeed Marcus Spears in S15. Jarrett gave them 48 tackles, 4 sacks, and a FR.
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