NFL Draft 2019: 5 Round 1 trade partners for the 49ers
By Peter Panacy
The San Francisco 49ers may be enticed to trade down from the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. If so, these five trade partners could make sense.
There’s a real chance the San Francisco 49ers trade out from the No. 2 overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.
It’s something general manager John Lynch confirmed was an option when he spoke with the media just a few short days before Round 1 kicks off on April 25.
“If something came to us that was too good to be true … (there are) players we’d be comfortable taking in the middle of the round, like at 10,” Lynch said, via the San Jose Mercury News‘ Cam Inman. “We’ve done our due diligence.”
The key words, of course, are “too good to be true.”
It’s hard to gauge what this would be, of course. To gauge what it might cost, one can either look at a deep history of first-round trades, particularly those involving top-three picks. Or you can consider Pro Football Talk’s draft-pick value trade chart.
At any rate, Lynch likely trades down under a limited set of scenarios. One would be if the top-drafting Arizona Cardinals go against speculation and draft Ohio State EDGE Nick Bosa — a player widely mocked to San Francisco with the second pick. And if that winds up being the case, Lynch would have to be comfortable passing on Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, while also getting that proverbial “king’s ransom” in exchange.
Overall, though, a trade would also require a willing partner. Thankfully for this idea, there are likely going to be more than a few teams on the hunt for quarterbacks, particularly in a thin market at the position.
With that as a backdrop, here are five potential trade partners for San Francisco just ahead of Round 1.