49ers select De'Zhaun Stribling-WR-Ole Miss with the 33rd pick in the 2026 NFL Draft

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Julio Jones light

He sure looks like it.

To me he looks like a bigger, faster Aiuyk. Like identical. And he blocks like Jennings.

I think he's going to be an absolute monster in our scheme.

The biggest reason Seattle could congest the LOS and play a 2 deep was because we had no threats in the receiving game.

It wasn't the Oline. No Oline could block if there's no outside threat. The didn't respect Bourne, D. Robinson or Tonges in the pass game at all.

Add in the fact that we got down early and couldn't run the ball vs that congested front and Seattle could just T off on Purdy.

Stribling in motion and his threat of taking the top off will open up the middle for Kittle down the seam and Pearsall in the slot. And if they don't double Evans he will destroy 1 on 1 coverage.

I love this pick. I think he will be a future #1 and put up Aiuyk stats without the drama.

No the O-line was getting blown up too.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
No the O-line was getting blown up too.

They did that's forsure but it was completely expected.

Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Skyy Moore and Jake Tonges vs Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling and George Kittle.

Put that last group out and let's see what happens. I guarantee they don't blow up the Oline and can't stack the box which will open up the run game and play action.

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
No the O-line was getting blown up too.

They did that's forsure but it was completely expected.

Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Skyy Moore and Jake Tonges vs Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling and George Kittle.

Put that last group out and let's see what happens. I guarantee they don't blow up the Oline and can't stack the box which will open up the run game and play action.

No doubt Purdy will have a completely new set up weapons the next time he faces Seattle. Only problem is that the 49ers will still have a sorry ass interior O-line. Hopefully Robert Jones can return to 2024 form. Not sure about his numbers but he looked pretty good on a couple of Dolphins games I rewatched.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
No the O-line was getting blown up too.

They did that's forsure but it was completely expected.

Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Skyy Moore and Jake Tonges vs Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling and George Kittle.

Put that last group out and let's see what happens. I guarantee they don't blow up the Oline and can't stack the box which will open up the run game and play action.

No doubt Purdy will have a completely new set up weapons the next time he faces Seattle. Only problem is that the 49ers will still have a sorry ass interior O-line. Hopefully Robert Jones can return to 2024 form. Not sure about his numbers but he looked pretty good on a couple of Dolphins games I rewatched.

Statistically they weren't "sorry" last year.

The way that game started and who we had to play at skill positions no Oline would have success. Look at Pittsburg, they constantly use 1st round picks on the Oline but have nothing to show for it because their skill positions scare no-one.

It goes both ways though. The Oline needs to block but at the same time if the D is allowed to stack the box and play two high safeties because we have no threats at the skill positions they will have no chance.

But we aren't a team who has success playing from behind. It's how we built the team. Build the Dline to cause havoc and get the ball back to the offense. Run the ball and then our play action is deadly.

If we have to play a true drop back pass heavy offense this Oline can't hold up. But if we have the lead that's when Shanahan cooks.

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
No the O-line was getting blown up too.

They did that's forsure but it was completely expected.

Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Skyy Moore and Jake Tonges vs Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling and George Kittle.

Put that last group out and let's see what happens. I guarantee they don't blow up the Oline and can't stack the box which will open up the run game and play action.

No doubt Purdy will have a completely new set up weapons the next time he faces Seattle. Only problem is that the 49ers will still have a sorry ass interior O-line. Hopefully Robert Jones can return to 2024 form. Not sure about his numbers but he looked pretty good on a couple of Dolphins games I rewatched.

Statistically they weren't "sorry" last year.

The way that game started and who we had to play at skill positions no Oline would have success. Look at Pittsburg, they constantly use 1st round picks on the Oline but have nothing to show for it because their skill positions scare no-one.

It goes both ways though. The Oline needs to block but at the same time if the D is allowed to stack the box and play two high safeties because we have no threats at the skill positions they will have no chance.

But we aren't a team who has success playing from behind. It's how we built the team. Build the Dline to cause havoc and get the ball back to the offense. Run the ball and then our play action is deadly.

If we have to play a true drop back pass heavy offense this Oline can't hold up. But if we have the lead that's when Shanahan cooks.

This is how we lost both SBs. If we don't evolve our OL philosophy we won't win one.

Originally posted by mcwoot:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
No the O-line was getting blown up too.

They did that's forsure but it was completely expected.

Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Skyy Moore and Jake Tonges vs Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling and George Kittle.

Put that last group out and let's see what happens. I guarantee they don't blow up the Oline and can't stack the box which will open up the run game and play action.

No doubt Purdy will have a completely new set up weapons the next time he faces Seattle. Only problem is that the 49ers will still have a sorry ass interior O-line. Hopefully Robert Jones can return to 2024 form. Not sure about his numbers but he looked pretty good on a couple of Dolphins games I rewatched.

Statistically they weren't "sorry" last year.

The way that game started and who we had to play at skill positions no Oline would have success. Look at Pittsburg, they constantly use 1st round picks on the Oline but have nothing to show for it because their skill positions scare no-one.

It goes both ways though. The Oline needs to block but at the same time if the D is allowed to stack the box and play two high safeties because we have no threats at the skill positions they will have no chance.

But we aren't a team who has success playing from behind. It's how we built the team. Build the Dline to cause havoc and get the ball back to the offense. Run the ball and then our play action is deadly.

If we have to play a true drop back pass heavy offense this Oline can't hold up. But if we have the lead that's when Shanahan cooks.

This is how we lost both SBs. If we don't evolve our OL philosophy we won't win one.

SHANNY thinks he can duplicate his dad's patch up OL work and continue to not care about the unit... he thinks he's gimmick play designs will always be enough game in and game out and will continue to point the error of his players in a descreet manner..

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
He sure looks like it.

To me he looks like a bigger, faster Aiuyk. Like identical. And he blocks like Jennings.

I think he's going to be an absolute monster in our scheme.

The biggest reason Seattle could congest the LOS and play a 2 deep was because we had no threats in the receiving game.

It wasn't the Oline. No Oline could block if there's no outside threat. The didn't respect Bourne, D. Robinson or Tonges in the pass game at all.

Add in the fact that we got down early and couldn't run the ball vs that congested front and Seattle could just T off on Purdy.

Stribling in motion and his threat of taking the top off will open up the middle for Kittle down the seam and Pearsall in the slot. And if they don't double Evans he will destroy 1 on 1 coverage.

I love this pick. I think he will be a future #1 and put up Aiuyk stats without the drama.

Originally posted by mcwoot:
This is how we lost both SBs. If we don't evolve our OL philosophy we won't win one.

it wasnt just 1 thing

I mean Jimmy G missed an open WR. There was a def holding on Bosa. Grenlaw injury. CMC and PR fumble (which didnt really happen all year). It wasnt like the Bucs vs Chiefs SB where OL was 100% the issue. We ahd some bad luck in both games

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Julio Jones light

He sure looks like it.

To me he looks like a bigger, faster Aiuyk. Like identical. And he blocks like Jennings.

I think he's going to be an absolute monster in our scheme.

The biggest reason Seattle could congest the LOS and play a 2 deep was because we had no threats in the receiving game.

It wasn't the Oline. No Oline could block if there's no outside threat. The didn't respect Bourne, D. Robinson or Tonges in the pass game at all.

Add in the fact that we got down early and couldn't run the ball vs that congested front and Seattle could just T off on Purdy.

Stribling in motion and his threat of taking the top off will open up the middle for Kittle down the seam and Pearsall in the slot. And if they don't double Evans he will destroy 1 on 1 coverage.

I love this pick. I think he will be a future #1 and put up Aiuyk stats without the drama.

My guy Aiuyk could run some nasty routes coming out of ASU. Same with Ricky….With Stribling, I didn't see anything close to the route running ability that BA or Ricky has.

I understand we're trying to talk ourselves into the pick and I get the size speed combo but as a pure WR that you'd expect to get open via route running and having timing…he's pretty meh there.

Maybe a big slot with free releases and schemed up plays to get the ball in his hands, in no way or shape is that worth a top 33 pick plain and simple.

I knew the moment we keep moving down that they had talked themselves into a player they KNEW was gonna be available because it was gonna be a massive reach. Is what it is now. Hopefully he proves everyone wrong. I'm already hearing the TC reports of him not getting off press and his route running being massively underwhelming commentary.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Julio Jones light

He sure looks like it.

To me he looks like a bigger, faster Aiuyk. Like identical. And he blocks like Jennings.

I think he's going to be an absolute monster in our scheme.

The biggest reason Seattle could congest the LOS and play a 2 deep was because we had no threats in the receiving game.

It wasn't the Oline. No Oline could block if there's no outside threat. The didn't respect Bourne, D. Robinson or Tonges in the pass game at all.

Add in the fact that we got down early and couldn't run the ball vs that congested front and Seattle could just T off on Purdy.

Stribling in motion and his threat of taking the top off will open up the middle for Kittle down the seam and Pearsall in the slot. And if they don't double Evans he will destroy 1 on 1 coverage.

I love this pick. I think he will be a future #1 and put up Aiuyk stats without the drama.

My guy Aiuyk could run some nasty routes coming out of ASU. Same with Ricky….With Stribling, I didn't see anything close to the route running ability that BA or Ricky has.

I understand we're trying to talk ourselves into the pick and I get the size speed combo but as a pure WR that you'd expect to get open via route running and having timing…he's pretty meh there.

Maybe a big slot with free releases and schemed up plays to get the ball in his hands, in no way or shape is that worth a top 33 pick plain and simple.

I knew the moment we keep moving down that they had talked themselves into a player they KNEW was gonna be available because it was gonna be a massive reach. Is what it is now. Hopefully he proves everyone wrong. I'm already hearing the TC reports of him not getting off press and his route running being massively underwhelming commentary.

I liked him early on but i agree with you he is no where near the route running of Pearsall or Aiyuk. I dont htink he was drafted early on to be that. I do disagree with him being a massive reach i think he wouldve gone in 2-3 rd for sure If you saw the reports leading up to the draft he was one of those massive risers that analyst said teams love.

He was drafted early on to help clear up space for Evans and Pearsall. His speed shows up on tape and without a S over him he will punish them if going deep. Also he is pretty good route runner its jsut underdeveloped as Johnny said earlier . His dig route and slants look good which is really valuable in this offense. I think he will be backup X WR where he may struggel early on till Evans retires but where he will be in the slot where he wont have to deal with press coverage and be the main deep guy where Kirk will be the short yardage slot guy

Originally posted by NYniner85:
My guy Aiuyk could run some nasty routes coming out of ASU. Same with Ricky….With Stribling, I didn't see anything close to the route running ability that BA or Ricky has.

I understand we're trying to talk ourselves into the pick and I get the size speed combo but as a pure WR that you'd expect to get open via route running and having timing…he's pretty meh there.

Maybe a big slot with free releases and schemed up plays to get the ball in his hands, in no way or shape is that worth a top 33 pick plain and simple.

I knew the moment we keep moving down that they had talked themselves into a player they KNEW was gonna be available because it was gonna be a massive reach. Is what it is now. Hopefully he proves everyone wrong. I'm already hearing the TC reports of him not getting off press and his route running being massively underwhelming commentary.

I think his speed alone will scare press man coverage back a bit, specially with rub routs and maybe Mike Evans/Pearsall screening the DB's away from pressing Stribling. Point being we'll see if he can learn the route tree and run the routes that Aiyuk did. Its a gamble, but it's the mental part that we fans just don't have info on and they do, on whether or not Stribling can pick up the offense.

I like the fact he's a bigger receiver and, in my opinion, bigger receivers tend to be more durable. Jauan Jennings is an example. Sometimes availability is a talent in itself too. I'm hoping they did a good job drafting players the injury bug will be too scared to bite.

Originally posted by ritz126:
I liked him early on but i agree with you he is no where near the route running of Pearsall or Aiyuk. I dont htink he was drafted early on to be that. I do disagree with him being a massive reach i think he wouldve gone in 2-3 rd for sure If you saw the reports leading up to the draft he was one of those massive risers that analyst said teams love.

He was drafted early on to help clear up space for Evans and Pearsall. His speed shows up on tape and without a S over him he will punish them if going deep. Also he is pretty good route runner its jsut underdeveloped as Johnny said earlier . His dig route and slants look good which is really valuable in this offense. I think he will be backup X WR where he may struggel early on till Evans retires but where he will be in the slot where he wont have to deal with press coverage and be the main deep guy where Kirk will be the short yardage slot guy

Overall I don't see massive play speed (outside of vertical speed) especially with the way he runs his routes. I get the highlights and the speed with the ball in his hands in space imo that's a little different.

So what risers as in from top 75 to say top 60? I think there was a clear cut off point at WR and it ended with Boston/Cooper. At that point drafting any other WR was a reach. I think what 3 WRs went in the 2nd?

All this talk about developing as a route runner after playing in college for what 4-5yrs? He's gonna be 24 at the end of this season.

man I get the intangibles and size and I'm sure he will contribute in some fashion. No one in their right mind can objectively believe this was the right pick to make at 33. Again horrible draft value, at some point they can't keep getting away with drafting like this.

Originally posted by Giedi:
I think his speed alone will scare press man coverage back a bit, specially with rub routs and maybe Mike Evans/Pearsall screening the DB's away from pressing Stribling. Point being we'll see if he can learn the route tree and run the routes that Aiyuk did. Its a gamble, but it's the mental part that we fans just don't have info on and they do, on whether or not Stribling can pick up the offense.

I like the fact he's a bigger receiver and, in my opinion, bigger receivers tend to be more durable. Jauan Jennings is an example. Sometimes availability is a talent in itself too. I'm hoping they did a good job drafting players the injury bug will be too scared to bite.

Boy I recommend watching Crocker's breakdown on him with some film. He's very objective on players and overall its not very good. I agree with a lot of what he's saying and it why I didn't understand the top 64 talk about this kid prior to the draft (let alone 33rd overall).

The team doesn't teach them how to run routes. That's something he has to learn how to do. He will need off season coaching and at this point in his football career (5 yrs in college) you gotta be more polished at it imo.

also it's not learning the route tree, I'm sure he can figure out how to run whatever Kyle wants him to run, it's him being able to run it well, that's the issue. Footwork and timing matter a ton…hopefully he magically changes and proves everyone wrong

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Boy I recommend watching Crocker's breakdown on him with some film. He's very objective on players and overall its not very good. I agree with a lot of what he's saying and it why I didn't understand the top 64 talk about this kid prior to the draft (let alone 33rd overall).

The team doesn't teach them how to run routes. That's something he has to learn how to do. He will need off season coaching and at this point in his football career (5 yrs in college) you gotta be more polished at it imo.

also it's not learning the route tree, I'm sure he can figure out how to run whatever Kyle wants him to run, it's him being able to run it well, that's the issue. Footwork and timing matter a ton…hopefully he magically changes and proves everyone wrong

i heard Crocker breakdown and it was very contrary to what Harmon's analysis of him was where they highlighted how his route breaking tree for inbreaking routes was very successful especially his dig curl and slants which Crocker said he wasn't great at

Originally posted by NYniner85:
My guy Aiuyk could run some nasty routes coming out of ASU. Same with Ricky….With Stribling, I didn't see anything close to the route running ability that BA or Ricky has.

I understand we're trying to talk ourselves into the pick and I get the size speed combo but as a pure WR that you'd expect to get open via route running and having timing…he's pretty meh there.

Maybe a big slot with free releases and schemed up plays to get the ball in his hands, in no way or shape is that worth a top 33 pick plain and simple.

I knew the moment we keep moving down that they had talked themselves into a player they KNEW was gonna be available because it was gonna be a massive reach. Is what it is now. Hopefully he proves everyone wrong. I'm already hearing the TC reports of him not getting off press and his route running being massively underwhelming commentary.

Look at what he does well. There wasn't one player available at 27 who had the complete package. Pearsall had faults coming out. As did Aiuyk. Then they got into Shanahan's scheme and were dominant. Pearsall was #2 in receiving YPG before he got hurt last year. Aiuyk was dominant before he got hurt and lost his mind.

Speed : 4.36 - 40 yard dash. Ran away from a 4.38 corner in the Georgia game. The speed shows up on tape

Hands- (1.9 percent drop rate in 2025

Toughness- Elite blocker

YAC- He averaged 7.3 yards after catch per reception according to Pro Football Focus. He posted 6.7 YAC per reception in 2024, 5.9 in 2023 and 6.2 in 2022

Get the ball in this guys hands and he will make plays. Hitches, slants and go routes and he will make the 1st man miss like Deebo and has a chance to take it to the house. Speed like Aiuyk on the slants and crossing routes. Blocking and toughness like Jennings.

The easiest way to slow down that Seattle pass rush and NOT have them clog the LOS? Playmakers on the outside. Evans, Pearsall and Stribling vs Bourne, Robinson and Moore who we fielded in the playoffs. Let Seattle play that scheme they ran. Those 3 guys will feast vs that D. I'm calling it now.