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Peter Schrager of
Good Morning Football reiterated on NFL Network that the San Francisco 49ers have not yet decided who to draft at No. 3 overall next week. The analyst and morning host
initially stated that in his latest mock draft.
"I know the 49ers guys quite well,"
Schrager told Andrew Siciliano on NFL Network. "They have not made their official decision yet, but when you're looking at these three prospects, and it's Mac Jones, Justin Fields, Trey Lance, there is something to like in each one of them."
Schrager had the 49ers selecting Mac Jones of Alabama, passing on Justin Fields of Ohio State and Trey Lance of North Dakota State. While most see the latter two as more athletic and the prospects with higher ceilings, Schrager broke down what the floor and ceiling for Jones might be.
"The basement on Mac Jones, from everyone you talk to, the basement is Kirk Cousins," Schrager said. "The ceiling, if he's unbelievable, and he's the perfect prospect ... might be Drew Brees."
That's a bold statement from Schrager. Obviously, if Jones ends up having a career anywhere close to the longtime Saint and future Hall of Famer, no one will ever question the pick, especially if either Fields or Lance don't reach their full potential. While some have compared Jones to Cousins, who Shanahan has long admired, Schrager sees that as a potential floor.
Jones is the least popular of the three prospects among Niner fans. Most would prefer the team take a chance on Fields or Lance, especially if the intention is to hold onto Jimmy Garoppolo for the upcoming season. That will allow a rookie to sit, learn, and develop.
"These other guys, we don't know what the basement is on Justin Fields or Trey Lance," Schrager continued. "We do know that the ceiling could be Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes. You look at the situation in San Francisco, two great tackles in (Mike) McGlinchey and
Trent Williams, all the weapons in the world, and a coach in Kyle Shanahan, and an offensive mind in Mike McDaniels, who's going to be stepping up as really the offensive coordinator this year, that they can draw this thing up."
Added Schrager: "With Xs and Os, there might be no better quarterback to execute them, like he did last year, [than] Mac Jones."
With only nine days remaining until the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, Good Morning Football's Peter Schrager revealed his first mock draft of the year. While most might expect the San Francisco 49ers to target an offensive lineman, Schrager has the team bolstering its wide receiver corps with an SEC talent.
Schrager has the 49ers using the No. 31 overall pick to select former Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey, whose 2023 campaign with the Bulldogs was limited by back and ankle injuries.
"McConkey in the first round? Yes," Schrager wrote. "Above guys like Troy Franklin and Keon Coleman? Perhaps. I've spoken to a
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Analyst Dane Brugler recently revealed his seven-round mock draft for The Athletic, forecasting all 257 selections in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to kick off next week.
"Piecing together a mock like this is time consuming, but I enjoy the exercise, because it allows me to focus on each team's needs, organizational trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on '30' visits, league buzz and overall interest," Brugler wrote.
Most expect the 49ers to address the trenches early in the draft, and Brugler has the team doing that. It's just not on the offensive side of the football. In fact, Brugler doesn't have San Francisco
