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San Francisco 49ers: Post-Super Bowl 7-round mock 2019 NFL Draft

By Peter Panacy

Commissioner Roger Goodell names a pick by the San Francisco 49ers during the 2016 NFL Draft (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
Commissioner Roger Goodell names a pick by the San Francisco 49ers during the 2016 NFL Draft (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /
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CHESTNUT HILL, MA – OCTOBER 13: Chris Lindstrom #75 of the Boston College Eagles leads the Boston College Eagles out of the tunnel before the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Alumni Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA – OCTOBER 13: Chris Lindstrom #75 of the Boston College Eagles leads the Boston College Eagles out of the tunnel before the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Alumni Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) /

It was a bit weird to see him fall this far and into Round 4. But being able to grab Boston College offensive guard Chris Lindstrom would be a massive boost with great value to San Francisco.

Lindstrom, at 6-foot-4 and 310 pounds, was an absolute force for the North team in the 2018 Senior Bowl, which gave Kyle Shanahan a nice vantage point to observe from his South team’s sidelines.

That alone should have boosted Lindstrom’s stock level. For now, he’s in Round 4.

As The Draft Network pointed out in their profile on Lindstrom, Boston College uses a lot of play action, bootlegs and roll-outs — schemes not unlike what Shanahan operates at the pro level. As a result, Lindstrom’s movement skills have to be good (they are) in a zone-style blocking system.

Lindstrom can block on an island, is more than adequate in both run support and in pass protection, too.

It isn’t as if the 49ers are without a need at guard, either. Left guard Laken Tomlinson suffered a torn MCL in Week 17 last year, and right guard Mike Person is a pending free agent. Even if both return and are at 100 percent, Lindstrom could easily be a long-term upgrade over either player.