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5 top cornerbacks the 49ers can pursue in the 2019 NFL Draft

By Matt Stephenson

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 03: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide tries to avoid the tackle of Greedy Williams #29 of the LSU Tigers in the second quarter of their game at Tiger Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 03: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide tries to avoid the tackle of Greedy Williams #29 of the LSU Tigers in the second quarter of their game at Tiger Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Trayvon Mullen #1 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi’s Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Trayvon Mullen #1 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi’s Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Trayvon Mullen

Trayvon Mullen out of Clemson scores the No. 4 position. Coming in at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, Mullen had quite a good performance in the championship game against Alabama, as Clemson would go on to win 44-15. He had six tackles, an interception and a forced fumble.

With one year still remaining at Clemson, the junior declared for the 2019 NFL Draft on Wednesday, providing yet more added depth to the ranks of cornerbacks.

https://twitter.com/MullenIsland1/status/1083077836104232967

The Draft Network had good things to say about the young corner:

"Mullen is a long and physical corner that functions best in press and zone coverage. It’s those techniques where his physicality, length and ability to read the backfield are accentuated. Mullen plays up to his frame in terms of play strength and assertiveness as a tackler and in coverage. He flashes moments of outstanding ball skills and his long arms allow for recovery and margin of error."

A long physical corner is what 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan generally looks at in a player. With Mullen likely to be picked up on day two, he is another possible target for the Niners to look into.

He finished his final college season with 36 tackles, including four for a loss. Mullen had two sacks, one interception which he returned for 46 yards, three pass deflections and one forced fumble.