49ers 2020 NFL Draft: 5 positions to target at No. 13 overall

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Justin Jefferson #2 of the LSU Tigers runs with the ball after a 56-yard pass from Joe Burrow during the second quarter of the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers topped the Clemson Tigers, 42-25. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

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Offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs #74 of the Iowa Hawkeyes (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Offensive Line

The 49ers have decent enough options at safety and cornerback heading into 2020 even if they don’t make any noteworthy moves in Round 1 of the draft.

That might not be the case along the offensive line, however.

While there’s something of a void at right guard in the wake of the Niners cutting the veteran, Mike Person, recent rumors suggest a very real possibility veteran left tackle Joe Staley could retire between now and the start of the regular season.

If he does, there are two options: bump backup lineman Daniel Brunskill into a starting role or grab a top-tier tackle early in the NFL Draft.

Unlike wide receiver and cornerback, the draft is awfully top-heavy with linemen. There are a number of promising names — Louisville’s Mekhi Becton, Alabama’s Jedrick Wills and Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs, for example — who could be available early on and within the top 15.

Others could be had with San Francisco’s second first-round pick, yet the pickings get rather slim after that.

Either way, looking at a long-term replacement for Staley should be high on the 49ers’ to-do list.