49ers: Why Texas A&M Myles Garrett is a Must-Draft Player

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Best-Player-Available Philosophy

Listen to any of the popular draft analysts and you will hear the same thing: drafting the best player available is the best draft philosophy.

Why? Because teams tend to reach for players that are not as talented for where they are being selected.

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This is why forcing QBs to be something that they are not consistently fails. Not to mention that these QBs seem to always land on team’s with rosters deprived of talent.

Sound familiar? Talent at the QB position can be had later in the draft if it is not forced. Just like Minnesota did with Teddy Bridgewater or Oakland did with Derek Carr.

There are arguments for drafting for positional needs. In reality, BPA and positional needs are more intertwined than separate draft ideals.

Each team’s draft approach depends strictly on their individual situation. For the San Francisco 49ers, they are in a position where they can focus on BPA and positional needs simultaneously.

By drafting Garrett you take the draft’s No. 1 ranked player to fill a premier position for the 49ers.