49ers 2020 NFL Draft needs: 3 perfect fits in Round 7

While the San Francisco 49ers will focus the majority of their 2020 NFL Draft attention on Round 1, the seventh and final round could land some excellent bargain fits.

The San Francisco 49ers are currently slated to pick twice in the opening round of the 2020 NFL Draft later this month, pick Nos. 13 and 31 overall.

For months, draft analysts, pundits and fans have been speculating, mocking and anticipating what general manager John Lynch and Co. will do with these selections. And for anyone who has watched an NFL Draft, Round 1 gets all the attention. Rounds 2 and 3 are interesting, then all the day-three picks often flash by on the ticker while the broadcasting networks cover stories and interviews from earlier in the draft itself.

All that said, Lynch has hit on some late-round picks already. Tight end George Kittle (Round 5 in 2017), nose tackle D.J. Jones (Round 6 in 2017) and linebacker Dre Greenlaw (Round 5 in 2019) were hidden-gem finds.

And with the Niners not currently slated to pick again until the fifth round after their Round 1 selections, those day-three finds will be inherently necessary again.

Round 7 is provocative. These are your longshot talents; players are seen as dark-horse candidates to make the roster, more likely the practice squad. It’s the time to take gambles on prospects who have tremendous physical gifts, yet perhaps lack actual on-field experience or savvy.

If anything, it’s the epitome of a low-risk, hopefully high-reward round.

San Francisco owns two selections in Round 7 this year, Nos. 218 and 246, and it’s anyone’s guess who’ll slip into the final stages of the draft.

But if one of these three proverbial “diamond in the rough” players are available, the 49ers should be more than just a little intrigued.