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2017 NFL Draft: The Top 32 Prospects and How the 49ers Are Linked to Each

By Peter Panacy

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) carries the ball during the first quarter of a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) carries the ball during the first quarter of a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 8: Running Back Dalvin Cook, Florida State

The 2017 NFL Draft provides a deep class of running backs, and one of those at the top is Florida State’s Dalvin Cook.

Cook has some red flags but also enough offensive intrigue to make him a fit in head coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense.

It was enough to entice San Francisco’s top brass to bring Cook in for a pre-draft visit on April 5, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.

Note, CBS Sports’ Rob Rang’s big board lists Cook ahead of LSU running back Leonard Fournette, who has a lot more smoke behind the rumors tying him to the Niners.

Who knows what this means, but it’s all but guaranteed the 49ers will add depth and competition behind No. 1 tailback Carlos Hyde this offseason.

The only question is when and in what round.