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2017 NFL Draft: Five Biggest Questions for 49ers

By Logan Stanley

Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

The 2017 NFL Draft is only days away and teams are in the final stretch of preparations. Here are the five biggest questions for the San Francisco 49ers heading into the draft.

The next step in the rebuild of the San Francisco 49ers is set to get underway at next week’s NFL Draft.

It’s the culmination of months and months of work done by the scouting department, front office and coaching staff.

The draft is one of the final pieces for phase one of this new San Francisco regime, and it will be a telling factor into how we view the new 49ers. It will provide a blueprint for what this team’s modus operandi will be moving forward; how they value picks and positions, the characteristics they look for in players and their draft strategy.

Simply, this draft is of the utmost importance as there is an entirely new structure in place and it’s the regime’s first crack at selecting their own players.

Let’s examine the five biggest questions facing the 49ers in next week’s draft.