49ers: Ranking the 5 biggest NFL Draft position needs

San Francisco 49ers: Ranking the 5 biggest NFL Draft position needs

GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 13: Offensive guard Joshua Garnett #65 of the San Francisco 49ers lines up during the second half of the NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on November 13, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals beat the 49ers 23-20. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) /

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1. Linebacker

We’ve heard enough about Reuben Foster’s legal troubles, but another linebacker was needed anyway quite frankly.

Niner Noise has been pretty vocal on Tremaine Edmunds before, and he does seem a pretty logical pick at No. 9 for the 49ers.

If Foster is gone then a new linebacker of the future will be needed, and if he stays then he needs a partner in crime and an insurance policy in case he gets into more trouble.

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A Foster-Edmunds partnership would turn one of the weakest parts of the 49ers defense into one of its strengths, and considering how linebacker is the biggest need right now, it would be a valuable and logical selection.