Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jones-Drew’s latest mock draft has 49ers trading Deebo Samuel to enter first round
Apr 21, 2022 at 2:17 PM
•
What will become of the
Deebo Samuel situation in Santa Clara? Will the San Francisco 49ers end up trading their Swiss Army Knife wide receiver, as the player reportedly requested? Or will they hold onto Samuel and hope the relationship between team and player can be mended?
Maurice Jones-Drew
released his latest mock draft, which only includes the first round. Typically, this would be of no interest to 49ers fans, as the team doesn't currently own a first-round pick. However, Jones-Drew projects that San Francisco will re-enter the first round after trading Samuel.
The trade partner is the Kansas City Chiefs, the team that beat them in the Super Bowl over two years ago. To acquire Samuel, the Chiefs send the 49ers the No. 29 overall pick, which ironically would have been the 49ers' selection if not for last year's trade to draft quarterback
Trey Lance.
Jones-Drew also has Kansas City sending more to San Francisco but doesn't specify what the rest of the package might look like.
With the selection, the running back turned NFL Media analyst has the 49ers drafting wide receiver Treylon Burks out of Arkansas.
"Welcome to the first round, San Francisco. Nice of you to join us," wrote Jones-Drew. "I project the 49ers will occupy this spot after trading away Deebo Samuel to the Chiefs in exchange for one of their first-round picks (and more). With it, they nab Burks to immediately fill the void."
Burks (6-2, 225) registered 66 receptions for 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns through 12 game appearances as a junior in 2021, per
Sports Reference. He also had 14 carries for 112 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown last season.
Burks, a junior, caught 146 passes for 2,399 yards with 18 touchdowns through his three collegiate seasons.
Facebook Comments
More San Francisco 49ers News
George Kittle wishes the 49ers didn't delay Deebo Samuel extension
Earlier this week, Bleacher Report listed what it believes is the one offseason regret for each NFL team. For the San Francisco 49ers, it was the team not locking wide receiver Deebo Samuel to a contract extension earlier—before the receiver market exploded earlier in the offseason and Samuel requested to be traded.
One 49ers star wishes his team had taken care of Samuel earlier, avoiding the offseason drama altogether. Samuel reported to the team's mandatory minicamp earlier this month but didn't participate in the on-field work.
"Hindsight is 20-20, right?" tight end George Kittle said this week on the
49ers' Deebo Samuel, George Kittle among PFF's top offensive duos
The San Francisco 49ers would probably love to see Brandon Aiyuk emerge as one of the top receivers in the NFL. That would make an Aiyuk-Deebo Samuel duo a headache for opposing defenses. Until then, the 49ers have two impressive offensive weapons in Samuel and tight end George Kittle. That's good news for second-year quarterback Trey Lance, who is expected to be the team's Week 1 starter after starting only two games as a rookie.
The Samuel-Kittle pairing ranks among Pro Football Focus' top five offensive duos heading into the 2022 season. Kambui Bomani explains that both controlling the middle of the field at an elite level landed them within the
Fowler: 49ers' Deebo Samuel hasn't rescinded trade request
Deebo Samuel attended the San Francisco 49ers' mandatory minicamp earlier this month but did not participate in the practices. General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan continued to share their optimism that the 49ers will sign Samuel to a contract extension despite the wide receiver requesting a trade earlier in the offseason.
Samuel's willingness to report to the mandatory minicamp gave the impression that there is hope that the rift between player and team can be resolved and that a contract extension might come before training camp. However, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that nothing has changed regarding Samuel's stance.
"I'm told status quo is really when he reported to minicamp; that's the last piece of news that we have here," Fowler said
Deebo Samuel and 49ers stalemate: Who's the bully?
Even though talks between All-Pro wide receiver Deebo Samuel and the San Francisco 49ers have been slow, the situation appears to be far from over. Per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Samuel hasn't rescinded his trade request with the team. Samuel is entering the last season of his rookie contract. He is a 26-year-old wide receiver with three accrued seasons who will receive $3.99 million in 2022 with a $4.89 million salary-cap hit.
What Samuel did in 2022 was phenomenal. As a wide receiver, he had 1,405 yards and six touchdowns from 77 receptions, averaging 18.2 yards per catch. In addition, Samuel had 59 carries for 365 yards and eight touchdowns as a running back, averaging 6.2
