2017 NFL Draft: 5 Mid-Round Players Who Can Start for the 49ers

With 10 selections in the upcoming NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers have an excellent opportunity to improve upon a bad roster. Their No. 2 overall pick should be an immediate-impact player, but what about later rounds? Niner Noise looks at five mid-round possibilities who could start for San Francisco this season.

Over the past few seasons, the San Francisco 49ers have had moderate success in their first-round picks, with Arik Armstead, DeForest Buckner and Joshua Garnett.

And while it may still be a few seasons before these picks bare their true value, the mid-round choices under former general manager Trent Baalke have been littered with many failed picks and numerous “All- ACL” selections like Tank Carradine, Marcus Lattimore, Brandon Thomas and DeAndre Smelter.

The first round can typically be the sexy picks, the big name prospects from major colleges.

But it is in the middle rounds that teams stock their rosters and fill holes they have. It is here where the core of a team and the makings of their success ultimately lie.

So with that in mind, let’s take a look at five potential mid-round selections (in no particular order) the 49ers could start in 2017.