Each week leading to the draft, we'll look at a collection of mock drafts from various sources and compile the list of the top prospects projected to head to the 49ers.
We surveyed 75 online mock drafts this week and tallied which prospects are the most popular choices for the San Francisco 49ers, who currently own the No. 2 overall pick in next week's draft. The mock drafts include big-name sites like ESPN and NFL.com to smaller independent sites.
While a few mock drafts have changed their 49ers projections to former Alabama defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, former Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa maintains an overwhelming lead and is the favorite to become the No. 2 overall pick on April 25.
Over 74 percent of mock drafts have Bosa headed to San Francisco, which is a slight drop from his 77-percent mark last week.
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Below are the top-ranked projections for the 49ers among the mock drafts we examined.
| Rank | 49ers' Pick |
| 56 Mock Drafts | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| 11 Mock Drafts | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| 6 Mock Drafts | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| 1 Mock Draft | D.K. Metcalf, WR, Mississippi |
| 1 Mock Draft | Devin White, ILB, LSU (trade) |
Below is a mock-draft breakdown for the 49ers' selection at No. 2 overall (or later if a trade is involved).
| Site/Mock | 49ers' Pick |
| 24/7 Sports: Kirk Larrabee | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| 95.7 The Game: Tommy Call | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Athletic: Dane Brugler | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Big Lead: Jason McIntyre | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| Bleacher Report: Brent Sobleski | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report: Joe Tansey | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report: Matt Miller | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report: Ryan McCrystal | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report: Zach Buckley | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Chris Trapasso | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Jared Dubin | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Pete Prisco | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: R.J. White | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Ryan Wilson | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Tom Fornelli | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Will Brinson | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Ace | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Analyst: Tony Pauline | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Countdown | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| Draft Insiders | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| Draft King | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| The Draft Network: Crabbs | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| The Draft Network: Kelly | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Draft Network: Marino | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Draft Network: Sikkema | D.K. Metcalf, WR, Mississippi |
| The Draft Network: Solak | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| Draft Site | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Tek | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| DraftBlaster | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| DraftBlaster: DraftGeek | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| EDSFootball.com | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| ESPN: Mel Kiper | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| ESPN: Todd McShay | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| FanSided: Brad Weiss | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Fueled by Sports | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| GBN Report | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| KNBR: Brad Almquist | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| KNBR: Larry Krueger | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| LA Times: Sam Farmer | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| MyNFLDraft.com | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NBCSBA: Maiocco, Blair | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| New York Post: Steve Serby | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Newsday: Nick Klopsis | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Blitz: Alex Khvatov | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Diamonds: Joyce | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Diamonds: Talbot | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Geek | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Scout: Ric Serritella | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Scout: Rob Rang | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Mocks: Erik Lambert | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| NFL Mocks: Sayre Bedinger | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Bucky Brooks | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| NFL.com: Chad Reuter | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| NFL.com: Charles Davis | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Charley Casserly | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Daniel Jeremiah | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Lance Zierlein | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Maurice Jones-Drew | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| NFL.com: Peter Schrager | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Niner Noise: Peter Panacy | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| PFF: Michael Renner | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| PFF: Steve Palazzolo | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Press Democrat: Cohn | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| The Ringer | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| SB Nation: Dan Kadar | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| SI: Conor Orr | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| SI: Vinnie Iyer | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| U-T San Diego: Eddie Brown | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| USA Today: Luke Easterling | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| USA Today: Nate Davis | Devin White, ILB, LSU (trade) |
| Walter Football: Campbell | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| Walter Football: Cherepinsky | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Washington Post: John Clayton | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| With the First Pick | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Yahoo Sports | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
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