NFL Draft: 2018 32-team Round 1 mock, NFL Scouting Combine edition

2018 NFL Draft: Full Round 1 mock for all 32 teams amid NFL Scouting Combine

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers looks on as Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /

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BLACKSBURG, VA – SEPTEMBER 24: Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds #49 of the Virginia Tech Hokies prepares to hit quarterback Philip Nelson #9 of the East Carolina Pirates in the first half at Lane Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images) /

Virginia Tech. Tremaine Edmunds. 10. player. 42. . Linebacker

The 49ers’ situation with linebacker Reuben Foster is dicey at best. After two offseason arrests, the Niners have to think hard about what the future holds for him. Both with the team, within the NFL and off the field as well.

A contingency plan is needed here. And while many would argue Roquan Smith is the better overall linebacker, Virginia Tech’s Tremaine Edmunds might be more the natural fit.

Edmunds’ 6-foot-5, 250-pound frame makes him a better candidate to play on the outside, perhaps eventually assuming a SAM linebacker role in coordinator Robert Saleh’s 4-3 Under defense. And Edmunds, who is only 19 years old, would automatically be a clear upgrade over incumbent SAM, Eli Harold, who has been little more than a non-factor since the 49ers drafted him in 2015.

San Francisco still has plenty of other needs. But at least quarterback isn’t one of them anymore.