Why Cosell believes 49ers’ seventh-round QB Rourke is good system fit

The 49ers' selection of Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft might have come as a surprise to many.San Francisco prioritized a quarterback who might not even step on the practice field as a rookie over any available offensive lineman.But it made sense to at least one respected quarterback evaluator.The 49ers added Rourke to a quarterback room that already consists of starter Brock Purdy, backup Mac Jones and Tanner Mordecai, who spent his rookie season on the team's practice squad."You could make the argument that he's the most refined and nuanced quarterback in the 2025 draft class as far as timing, anticipation, consistently precise ball placement," NFL Films' Greg Cosell said of Rourke on the Ross Tucker Football Podcast."I thought he showed a strong sense of progression reading. He's mentally tough, he's physically tough. He had clean footwork, clean balance. Not a big arm. But you think about the 49ers' offense, I think I pretty much described their passing game. So it made sense that he would go to a team like that."Rourke played the entire season with a torn ACL, which required surgery after the season. The 49ers selected Rourke with...