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49ers: 2017 NFL Draft Mid-Round Prospect — Travin Dural

By Conor McGuire

Oct 3, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Eastern Michigan Eagles defensive back DaQuan Pace (1) is called for pass interference against LSU Tigers wide receiver Travin Dural (83) during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Eastern Michigan Eagles defensive back DaQuan Pace (1) is called for pass interference against LSU Tigers wide receiver Travin Dural (83) during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Assuming Kyle Shanahan is named head coach for the San Francisco 49ers , he will be looking to add immediate talent to an offense that currently lacks consistent playmakers. Here’s a breakdown of LSU wide receiver Travin Dural, whom the 49ers should target later in the NFL Draft.

Sep 19, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Travin Dural (83) breaks away from Auburn Tigers linebacker Cassanova McKinzy (8) during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Travin Dural (83) breaks away from Auburn Tigers linebacker Cassanova McKinzy (8) during the first quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

The San Francisco 49ers currently lack any playmakers at the wide receiver position and will be looking to add a receiver or two in this April’s NFL Draft.

On a team with multiple needs, the 49ers will likely need to work their draft board and find a mid-round talent who can turn into a consistent playmaker.

The recent emergence of wide receivers like Antonio Brown, Doug Baldwin, Jamison Crowder, Kenny Stills and Stefon Diggs, all of whom were not well heralded leading into the draft, has proven premium talent can still be available in mid-to-later rounds.

This will again be the case in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Prior to the draft, Clemson’s Mike Williams will get all the hype and be at the top of every draft board. But lesser-known players like North Carolina’s Ryan Switzer, Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp and LSU’s Travin Dural could be the next crop of unsung receivers to make a major impact.

So rather than breakdown a player everyone knows like Mike Williams, lets take a deeper look at Dural.