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San Francisco 49ers: Way-too-soon and early mock 2020 NFL Draft

By Peter Panacy

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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BOULDER, CO – NOVEMBER 26: Defensive end Bradlee Anae #56 of the Utah Utes sacks quarterback Sefo Liufau #13 of the Colorado Buffaloes during the first quarter at Folsom Field on November 26, 2016 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
BOULDER, CO – NOVEMBER 26: Defensive end Bradlee Anae #56 of the Utah Utes sacks quarterback Sefo Liufau #13 of the Colorado Buffaloes during the first quarter at Folsom Field on November 26, 2016 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

When you think your team has enough pass-rushers, it’s always a good idea to add another.

The 49ers spent considerable effort improving their pass rush in 2019 by trading for former Kansas City Chiefs EDGE Dee Ford, then grabbing Ohio State’s Nick Bosa with the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s NFL Draft.

Yet there are going to be some question marks about edge-rushing depth behind those two. And getting supplementary and situational pass-rushers is never a bad choice.

Utah’s Bradlee Anae managed 14.5 sacks the past two seasons, and he has a good variety of pass-rush moves to suggest he could have some success in the right system at the NFL level. While he’s not particularly agile or fast, and shouldn’t be counted on in run defense, Anae does have the skill to be an outside disruptor and could be a piece to back up either Ford or Bosa on game day.