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2017 NFL Draft: Complete 7-Round Mock for the San Francisco 49ers

By Peter Panacy

Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; A general view of the San Francisco 49ers helmet before game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The 49ers beat the Broncos 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Troy Babbitt-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; A general view of the San Francisco 49ers helmet before game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The 49ers beat the Broncos 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Troy Babbitt-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 10, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers cornerback Tre’Davious White (18) carries the ball between Jacksonville State Gamecocks safety Delwyn Torbert (21) and safety Ra’Shad Green (8) as he carries the ball in the first quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers cornerback Tre’Davious White (18) carries the ball between Jacksonville State Gamecocks safety Delwyn Torbert (21) and safety Ra’Shad Green (8) as he carries the ball in the first quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports /

Tre'Davious White. 34. player. 42. . Cornerback. LSU

The arrest and subsequent release of veteran cornerback Tramaine Brock bumps an already critical need the 49ers have at the position to the very top of San Francisco’s NFL Draft wishlist.

As I eluded to on the previous slide, the Niners will need good coverage guys who can operate on an island in coordinator Robert Saleh’s new defense. Saleh will frequently operate with eight men in the box, which means cornerbacks have to cover in one-on-one coverage without getting burned.

If Jimmie Ward stays at corner, this is alleviated to a point. The 49ers have only one other corner with any promise, second-year pro Rashard Robinson.

Yet LSU’s Tre’Davious White is equally as promising in man-on-man coverage and doesn’t have any problem sticking with receivers. That’s the need and fit here.

White would have to slip into Round 2, but that’s not much of a reach either. CBS Sports already has him listed as a fringe first- or early second-round pick, which could mean the 49ers easily grab him at No. 34 overall.