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San Francisco 49ers: Too-early 7-round mock 2018 NFL Draft

By Peter Panacy

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell annonces DeForest Buckner of Oregon as the #7 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell annonces DeForest Buckner of Oregon as the #7 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 29: Cornerback Jordan Thomas #7 of the Oklahoma Sooners breaks up a pass to wide receiver Steven Sims Jr. #11 of the Kansas Jayhawks October 29, 2016 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Jayhawks 56-3. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 29: Cornerback Jordan Thomas #7 of the Oklahoma Sooners breaks up a pass to wide receiver Steven Sims Jr. #11 of the Kansas Jayhawks October 29, 2016 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Jayhawks 56-3. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

I’m not so sure the 49ers have their answers at cornerback heading into 2017.

Second-year corner Rashard Robinson seems to have regressed after a promising rookie season, registering a lackluster 34.9 overall grade through three games, per Pro Football Focus.

And this year’s third-round NFL Draft pickup, Ahkello Witherspoon, has yet to be active.

It wouldn’t be a shock for general manager John Lynch to use another pick to solve his secondary problems this upcoming offseason. And Oklahoma’s Jordan Thomas would be a perfect option at the beginning of Round 3.

Thomas has some serious red flags, so the Niners will have to do their research here. But he also has the one-on-one matchup capability and ballhawk skills the 49ers secondary has lacked for a long time.

He had five interceptions back in 2015 and added another two last year.

At 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds, the height is there to match up against medium-sized receivers. And considering Thomas can play both the outside and nickel positions, San Francisco should be able to work him in slowly his rookie season.