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Quick Fixing the 49ers: 5 Bold Roster Moves for the 2017 Offseason

By JD Leidy

Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers president Jed York during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers president Jed York during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 10, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Patrick Mahomes II (5) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Patrick Mahomes II (5) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Round Out the Roster in the Draft

So with this flurry of trading and free agency acquisitions, what else do the 49ers need?

A quarterback of the future would be nice, and with no true consensus No. 1 quarterback in the draft, there may very well be a gem or two buried in the middle rounds. Spending a third or fourth rounder on a guy like Cal’s Davis Webb or Virginia Tech’s Jerod Evans seems reasonable.

In fact, taking two QBs shouldn’t be out of the question. Odds are that one of the top four quarterbacking prospects (DeShaun Watson, DeShone Kizer, Mitch Trubisky, or Patrick Mahomes) falls into the second round. The 49ers could grab the odd man out and then use one of their remaining eight picks (that’s without any picks from the McCaffery trade detailed previously) in order to take a late round flyer.

How about Ole Miss ACL-recoveree Chad Kelly? What?! Too soon?

Other areas where the 49ers could inject some youthful fortification into the mix include:

Offense: Center, Guard, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Kicker (although drafting a kicker seems rather fool hardy in the post-Pinion era)

Defense: Inside and Outside linebacker, Safety, Nose Tackle