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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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SAN DIEGO, CA – JANUARY 01: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs against the tackle of Jatavis Brown #57 of the San Diego Chargers en route to the Chargers 37-27 loss to the Chiefs during the 2nd half of a game at Qualcomm Stadium on January 1, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JANUARY 01: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs against the tackle of Jatavis Brown #57 of the San Diego Chargers en route to the Chargers 37-27 loss to the Chiefs during the 2nd half of a game at Qualcomm Stadium on January 1, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) /

Akron. Jatavis Brown. 5. player. 42. . Linebacker

Original Player Selected: OT Fahn Cooper

The 49ers already added a linebacker, De’Vondre Campbell, in this redraft. But the selection of former Akron linebacker Jatavis Brown at this point would have been a nice depth addition for San Francisco’s defense.

Brown, at 5-foot-11, is a bit undersized for any kind of outside duties, but he would been a worthy backup behind then-49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman.

And certainly an upgrade over eventual fill-in linebacker Michael Wilhoite and Nick Bellore, who ended up getting a lot of starting reps later in the season.

When you consider Brown is earning a 71.8 overall Pro Football Focus grade in a semi-starting role for the Los Angeles Chargers this year, it stings a bit more.