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3 mistakes John Lynch, 49ers must avoid in 2020 NFL Draft

By Jeremy Wohlfart

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 15: General Manager John Lynch of the San Francisco 49ers watches action prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 15, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 15: General Manager John Lynch of the San Francisco 49ers watches action prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 15, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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With the 2020 NFL Draft inching closer and closer, the San Francisco 49ers are one of the best situated teams in the first round with selections at Nos. 13 and 31 with little holes on their roster.

With the 2020 NFL Draft getting sooner and sooner upon us, all sorts of question marks surround the San Francisco 49ers and what they will do on draft night.

With two selections on Thursday night and no subsequent selections until the fifth round, San Francisco has a multitude of different directions it could go in.

The Niners could trade down from one or both selections, they could stand pat or they can even trade up.

There’s also any number of ways the 49ers could decide to use their picks, with San Francisco looking for possible upgrades at wide receiver, the offensive line, defensive tackle and the secondary.

With the draft, there are always teams which fare better than others year after year. The Niners fare much better than most teams under general manager John Lynch, but it’s worth looking at what the team should not do.

No. 1: 49ers should not trade up

This is a very obvious one, but we have seen articles suggest San Francisco should trade up to draft an array of players, depending on the article.

Given the 49ers’ strong roster and relative lack of major needs, it’s tempting to want them to package their two picks and move up to take one of the top prospects in the draft.

Tempting, but very contrarian to how the Niners are achieving success through the draft.

San Francisco is adept at getting production from rookies no matter where they’re drafted. The 49ers don’t need to rely on top selections for production, and they can pick who they need and get results.

The Niners have a much bigger need for trading back and obtaining needed draft capital in the middle rounds to build depth at positions such as tight end or defensive back.

It’s likely they’ll use one pick on a new shiny toy for their roster, but they don’t need to use further picks for a slightly shiner toy a little bit earlier in the draft.