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San Francisco 49ers: Redrafting Trent Baalke’s 2016 NFL Draft Class

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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NEW ORLEANS, LA – SEPTEMBER 03: Lazedrick Thompson #33 of the Tulane Green Wave is tackled by Jeremy Cash #16 of the Duke Blue Devils at Yulman Stadium on September 3, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – SEPTEMBER 03: Lazedrick Thompson #33 of the Tulane Green Wave is tackled by Jeremy Cash #16 of the Duke Blue Devils at Yulman Stadium on September 3, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

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Original Player Selected: CB Prince Charles Iworah

The Niners used their last pick of the draft on a speedy-but-raw cornerback in Prince Charles Iworah.

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But going after a player like former Duke safety/linebacker Jeremy Cash might have been a better option here.

Cash ended up going undrafted, eventually landing with the Carolina Panthers and seeing action in eight games that year. Currently on the New York Jets practice squad, Cash would be little more than a developmental player.

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But his versatility might have been nice for a backup role to current 49ers safety Jaquiski Tartt.