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Redrafting the San Francisco 49ers’ horrible 2013 NFL Draft

By Peter Panacy

Feb 24, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke speaks to the media during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 24, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke speaks to the media during the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 2, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) reacts after missing an interception during the first quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) reacts after missing an interception during the first quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /

What if the San Francisco 49ers could have a do-over for the 2013 NFL Draft? Well, Niner Noise explores the “what should have beens” from yet another failed class from former Niners general manager Trent Baalke.

It’s the NFL’s down time, and there isn’t much to talk about for the San Francisco 49ers aside from the never-ending projections and prediction pieces for the upcoming season.

So that leaves some room to get a little creative and to reminisce about the team’s past.

Part of that past includes former general manager Trent Baalke and a number of not-so-great NFL Draft classes.

While 2012 is widely viewed as his worst, the 2013 class wasn’t particularly better. In fact, Niner Noise explored this a little while ago. Part of the conclusion was Baalke’s failed efforts in both 2012 and 2013 made the massive team departures in 2015 all the more critical.

Simply put, the 49ers’ cupboard was bare and without the necessary stock to alleviate what was one of the worst offseasons in franchise history.

The lack of impact picks from 2013 hurt, and hurt bad.

Speaking of those picks:

2013 49ers Drafted Players Table
Rnd Player Pick Pos College/Univ
1 Eric Reid 18 DB LSU
2 Tank Carradine 40 DE Florida St.
2 Vance McDonald 55 TE Rice
3 Corey Lemonier 88 DE Auburn
4 Quinton Patton 128 WR Louisiana Tech
4 Marcus Lattimore 131 RB South Carolina
5 Quinton Dial 157 DE Alabama
6 Nick Moody 180 LB Florida St.
7 B.J. Daniels 237 QB South Florida
7 Carter Bykowski 246 OL Iowa St.
7 Marcus Cooper 252 DB Rutgers

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/9/2017.

So let’s play the roles of fantasy GM, with a little bit of Back to the Future mixed in, and go back in time to redraft San Francisco’s 2013 NFL Draft class, shall we?