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San Francisco 49ers: 5 Round 1 trade-up targets in 2019 NFL Draft

By Jeremy Wohlfart

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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IOWA CITY, IOWA- NOVEMBER 10: Tight End T.J. Hockenson #38 of the Iowa Hawkeyes catches a pass during the first half in front of defensive back Travis Whillock #7 of the Northwestern Wildcats on November 10, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- NOVEMBER 10: Tight End T.J. Hockenson #38 of the Iowa Hawkeyes catches a pass during the first half in front of defensive back Travis Whillock #7 of the Northwestern Wildcats on November 10, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

No. 5: T.J. Hockenson, Tight End, Iowa

Regular visitors to this website would know I wrote an article on how Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson could be exactly what the 49ers offense needs, after our own Peter Panacy wrote an article where Hockenson was named one of the candidates for the team’s selection at No. 36.

You might also note this is an article about players that the 49ers would move up into the first round for.

Truthfully, if Hockenson aces the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, it would be very unlikely in the extreme that he could be available in the second round.

Hockenson has the ability to do everything ace Niners tight end George Kittle can also do. He’s got good speed, good hands, fantastic route running, is a stout blocker in the running game and he has the ability to transform the game in a single play.

He would take some of the attention that Kittle will no doubt attract from opposing defenses next season, as well as take attention off the receivers in the red zone, while being a great target there himself.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan is one of the top offensive minds in the NFL, and it would be exciting to see what he could devise for a two-tight end set containing two such amazingly talented players.