2017 NFL Draft: Exploring the 49ers Options at No. 2 Overall in Round 1
By Peter Panacy
Option 1: 49ers Draft a Quarterback at No. 2 Like North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky
Go back and take a look at Matt Miller, Rob Rang, Dane Brugler and Mel Kiper’s mock drafts. Each one of them has San Francisco selecting North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky with the second overall pick.
OK, fine. The Niners need a quarterback.
Trubisky is, with little question, the best quarterback in this year’s draft class. As Brugler wrote in his CBS Sports draft profile, Trubisky is “shows consistent accuracy on short-to-intermediate passes and doesn’t force his receivers to work for it. Very confident passer who will use the entire field — steady play in late-game situations.”
All that sounds fine. But the same draft profile also points out Trubisky’s tendency to lock onto one receiver, which sounds just like a certain Niners quarterback fans know well.
His mechanics aren’t particularly great either, and he’s definitely the kind of prospect who will need a year or two of development before emerging as a quality starter.
And at No. 2 overall? That’s a reach.
CBS Sports projects Trubisky as the No. 13 overall prospect in the draft. But going second overall is probably not the ideal route the 49ers would like to take. Maybe they pass on a quarterback here, which opens up a second option.