SANTA CLARA — Friday night time’s third spherical wound down, the 49ers owned the third-to-last decide, and this draft’s most infamous quarterback was nonetheless obtainable.
Shedeur Sanders, son of 1994 49ers’ Tremendous Bowl champion Deion Sanders, wouldn’t be chosen and/or rescued by the 49ers at decide No. 100.
As a substitute, Western Kentucky cornerback Upton Stout was the 49ers’ choice, and the Sanders’ downward slide resumed.
Stout, seen by the 49ers’ as a fiesty nickel again, was the fourth defensive participant taken in as many picks by the the 49ers this draft, following defensive finish Mykel Williams (first spherical, No. 11 total), defensive sort out Alfred Collins (second spherical, No. 43) and linebacker Nick Martin (No. 75).
“I told John (Lynch) it was the first day I kind of exhaled since free agency,” coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned. “You lose a whole lot of guys two months in the past, a month in the past. You come to work, you take a look at your board, and there are a whole lot of empty spots. You’re within the draft, you don’t know the way it’s going to pan out. We have been actually hoping we may fill out of a whole lot of these spots and we did immediately, which is the beginning of it.
“We added some competition and hopefully we add more tomorrow,” Shanahan added. “But it definitely was a good feeling to add some guys, because we lost more than we ever have before.”
Stout made a pre-draft go to to the 49ers and was enamoured with the coaches’ vitality, stating: “I was excited. when i took my visit out there, I knew this was the spot for me, with all the players they had and all the dogs.”
The 49ers’ scout who studied Stout, Warren Ball, relayed that Stout had “the heart of a lion.”
“When I’m in nickel, it showcases who I am,” mentioned Stout, including that defending the run is “part of my game, I like to get dirty.”
Their plan is to insert Stout because the nickel again and permit Deommodore Lenoir to stay an out of doors cornerback, possible with Renardo Inexperienced on the different spot.
As for quarterback, Brock Purdy’s backups on the 49ers stay Mac Jones and Tanner Mordecai. Purdy, after all, is three years faraway from being the 262nd and closing decide of the 2022 draft.
FIve quarterbacks have been drafted by way of two days, together with Jalen Milroe (Seattle Seahawks, No. 92) and Dillon Gabriel (Cleveland Browns, No. 94) within the third spherical.
The 49ers’ closing choice Friday night time got here after the Raiders’ back-to-back picks of offensive linemen, Caelb Rogers and Charles Grant.
“This was a huge weekend for our organization. We love our core of guys, but there’s a lot of opportunity on this roster,” Lynch mentioned. “There’s also a lot of necessity to infuse some youth and quality young players. This draft, we felt this was the case there’d be a lot of quality starters into Day 2 and 3. That’s how it played out. We still have a lot of work to do.”
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