Wide Receiver or Cornerback? Niners’ Top Draft Need in Dispute
Offense or defense? Wide receiver or cornerback? With still more than two months to go before the NFL draft in early May, draftniks are uncertain which way the 49ers will go in the first round. Most observers believe the Niners will address either the wide receiver or cornerback positions, but general manager Trent Baalke rarely gives any clues about which way he's leaning. But the two biggest needs seem to be a fast wide receiver who can stretch the defense and complement the talents of Michael Crabtree and Anquan Boldin (who is expected to re-sign with San Francisco), or a cornerback who can tighten up the secondary and make an impact the way rookie safety Eric Reid did in 2013. Sochi 2014 Figure Skating Photos: The Kiss-and-Cry Zone On the 49ers' website, a draft tracker feature lists some of the latest mock drafts of NFL analysts across the nation, and of the 11 mock first-round picks, five have the Niners taking a cornerback (Bradley Roby of Ohio State, Jason Verrett of TCU or Marcus Roberson of Florida), four target a wide receiver (Kelvin Benjamin of Florida State, Allen Robinson of Penn State or Jarvis Landry of LSU) and two predict a defensive lineman (Ra'Shede Hageman of...
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