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San Francisco 49ers: Final 7-round mock before the 2018 NFL Draft

By Peter Panacy

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 28: NFL Commissoner Roger Goodell greets Aldon Smith, #7 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers, during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 28: NFL Commissoner Roger Goodell greets Aldon Smith, #7 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers, during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LA – OCTOBER 15: D.J. Chark #82 of the LSU Tigers scores a touchdown against D’Nerius Antoine #12 of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles during the third quarter at Tiger Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU won the game 45-10.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA – OCTOBER 15: D.J. Chark #82 of the LSU Tigers scores a touchdown against D’Nerius Antoine #12 of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles during the third quarter at Tiger Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU won the game 45-10.(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

70. player. 42. . Wide Receiver. LSU. D.J. Chark

The 49ers didn’t make any of the big-splash signings at wide receiver during free agency, indicating they’re pretty happy with their receiving corps heading into 2018.

Still, the Niners are hurting for both a red-zone threat and an eventual replacement for presumed No. 1 wideout, Pierre Garçon, who’ll turn 32 years old by the time the upcoming season starts.

At 6-foot-3 and 199 pounds, LSU’s D.J. Chark doesn’t exactly classify as a bona fide red-zone threat. He’s more in the mold of Garçon, who is also 6-foot-0 and just 10 pounds heavier. Plus, with his 4.34 40-yard dash time at the NFL Scouting Combine, Chark’s speed is indicative of what head coach Kyle Shanahan likes in his receivers.

That’s an attribute that can’t be ignored.

Additionally, Chark made Niner Noise’s list of the five most underrated prospects heading into this year’s draft.

If he falls into the third round — which Fanspeak suggested he would — the 49ers would easily jump here.