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What the 49ers’ 2017 NFL Draft would have looked like under Trent Baalke

By Logan Stanley

SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 28: San Francisco 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke walks onto the field during pregame warm ups against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium on December 28, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 28: San Francisco 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke walks onto the field during pregame warm ups against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium on December 28, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images) /
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Nov 5, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) drops back to pass against Georgia Southern Eagles during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) drops back to pass against Georgia Southern Eagles during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

Round 7, No. 219: Quarterback Chad Kelly

Who and where they actually drafted: Safety Adrian Colbert, No. 229

I mean, is it really a Trent Baalke draft without a torn ACL involved? Sticking to his guns on quarterbacks, Baalke waits until the 49ers final selection to address the position. With Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert both gone, there is a need.

Combined with being maybe the most controversial player in the draft due to off-the-field instances and his torn ACL, Kelly slides all the way down to Round 7, where Baalke snags him with the hopes of getting the steal of the draft.

It’s a project for the team, but we know just how much Baalke loves those projects.

Next: San Francisco 49ers’ to-do list for remainder of offseason

So, with this re-mock how did the Baalke regime fare? Better? Worse? I think with the trades Lynch made, it’s hard to top that.

Luckily revisionist history is just a fantasy, and we don’t have to imagine a world with Baalke leading the 49ers anymore.