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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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FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 22: De’Vondre Campbell #59 of the Atlanta Falcons sacks Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots during the first quarter of a game at Gillette Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 22: De’Vondre Campbell #59 of the Atlanta Falcons sacks Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots during the first quarter of a game at Gillette Stadium on October 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Outside Linebacker. Minnesota. De'Vondre Campbell. 4. player. 42.

This would be the second of three picks used to trade up for Joshua Garnett, leaving the 49ers to pick freely at No. 105 overall in Round 4.

Knowing what we know now, a wise move would have been to add now-Atlanta Falcons linebacker De’Vondre Campbell, who ended up going at No. 115.

Campbell isn’t so much of a pass-rushing specialist, rather a solid coverage linebacker who could have easily taken over for veteran linebacker Ahmad Brooks by now. Pro Football Focus currently has Campbell grading out with an 80.2 overall mark, which is significantly higher than Niners current SAM linebacker, Eli Harold, at 45.7.