The San Francisco 49ers shocked some fans with the first of their two first-round picks on Thursday. The team moved down one spot from No. 13 overall to select South Carolina DT Javon Kinlaw, leaving several wide receivers on the draft board.
Below are some of the reactions from Kinlaw's new 49ers teammates following the selection.
Really Real 💪🏾 @JavonKinlaw Welcome brotha!!! https://t.co/GgsjLnpPSZ
— DJ Jones (@djjones_44) April 24, 2020
Welcome to the block @JavonKinlaw !
— Kwon Alexander (@kwon) April 24, 2020
🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/hbf5CNVDsa
Congrats @JavonKinlaw welcome to the empire!! Let's work!
— Ronald Blair III (@superblair) April 24, 2020
@JavonKinlaw the block is hot!! Welcome to the squad man! 🔥🔥🔥
— George Kittle (@gkittle46) April 24, 2020
D line looking like the monstars of Space Jam
— Jerick Mckinnon (@JetMckinnon1) April 24, 2020
Let's get to work! Welcome bruh! #UnfinishedBusiness https://t.co/XEWE5iME9L
— Matt Breida (@MattBreida) April 24, 2020
Yessir‼️‼️ Welcome to the family!!!
— Keaundre Greenlaw (@DreGreenlaw) April 24, 2020
Already know how we koming lil bro @JavonKinlaw
— UnoCaptain‼️❌ (@19problemz) April 24, 2020
Let's get to it!!🔥🙌🏾 @JavonKinlaw https://t.co/JcWdDDPQjZ
— Fred Warner (@fred_warner) April 24, 2020
Kendrick Bourne on Thursday predicted that the 49ers would add a receiver. His choice was Henry Ruggs III of Alabama. Both he and Jerry Jeudy were still available.
Congrats! @JavonKinlaw we on!
— Kendrick Bourne Poly (@BournePoly11) April 24, 2020
My guesses suck lol
— Kendrick Bourne Poly (@BournePoly11) April 24, 2020
Kinlaw this week named the 49ers as the team he most wanted to join.
"They just a wonderful group of guys, a talented group that works together," Kinlaw said via a Bleacher Report AMA. "They work together for the same goal, not individual achievements, and that's to get the win at the end of the day. That's what I want to be a part of, someone who looks at it as a whole."