49ers 2019 NFL Draft: Latest news, rumors and reports

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SAN JOSE, CA – JANUARY 05: Quinnen Williams #92 of the Alabama Crimson Tide speaks to the media during the College Football Playoff National Championship Media Day at SAP Center on January 5, 2019 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

49ers “Strongly Considering” Quinnen Williams at No. 2

If one had to guess, the 49ers’ NFL Draft big board would look something like the following:

EDGE Nick Bosa, Ohio State
Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, Alabama
EDGE/SAM linebacker Josh Allen, Kentucky

With the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, the Niners are guaranteed to have a shot at two of those three players. And if the Cardinals end up going with Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray after all (more on that in a second), many an analyst and pundit feel as if Bosa would be San Francisco’s top choice.

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Not so fast, though.

According to a report from NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, Williams is in hot contention for the 49ers’ top pick.

True, adding Williams would create a bit of a logjam among the already-deep crop of interior defensive linemen. Yet Maiocco explained how a Williams selection would make sense:

"And, yes, just because the team has selected Arik Armstead, DeForest Buckner and Solomon Thomas in the first rounds of drafts the past five years, Williams still is considered a legitimate option."

It’s still possible San Francisco prefers Bosa over Williams, merely stating these kinds of things in case Bosa, not Murray, winds up going No. 1 overall.

But by the looks of it, the Niners may wind up preferring Williams over Bosa anyway.

Speaking of Murray and the Cardinals…