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San Francisco 49ers: Checking out the too-early mock NFL Drafts for 2019

By Jeremy Wohlfart

"THE PICK IS IN" for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2018 NFL Draft (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
"THE PICK IS IN" for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2018 NFL Draft (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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CBS Sports

And lastly, let’s head on to CBS Sports.

Pick No. 18: Devin White, Linebacker, LSU

I’m honestly surprised it took so long for me to find a linebacker mocked to the 49ers, CBS Sports explains their pick:

"The 49ers passed on addressing their LB issue in Round 1 to take an offensive tackle, which is fine, because you absolutely have to protect your big-money quarterback. But if they’re picking in the teens in 2019, they could definitely find some talent at the position. White tallied 133 total tackles in 2017 and led the nation in tackle assists, seeming to be in on every stop for the Tigers."

My take

Linebacker is absolutely a possibility for the next draft. I wrote before that Fred Warner was a favorite pick of mine, but Reuben Foster‘s future is still in the air, Brock Coyle has had surgery and Malcolm Smith is coming back from injury.

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Linebacker isn’t the priority it once was (assuming Foster is back), but don’t be surprised if White is too good to pass up.