San Francisco 49ers: Some Solid Options For The Second Overall Pick

The San Francisco 49ers hold the second overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft and given that they have needs across the board, they have plenty of options.

The only upside of losing, if you’re the San Francisco 49ers, is that you’ll get to load up your roster with some solid, young – and inexpensive – talent. And given that they have plenty of holes that need to be filled on this roster, they’re going to have plenty of options to choose from.

Most are assuming that the 49ers are going to take one of the Draft’s top quarterbacks with that second overall pick. And given the fact that Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley sit at the top of San Francisco’s quarterback depth chart, it’s an easy assumption to make.

But with scouts and other assorted draft experts sharply divided on how NFL-ready (in some cases, how NFL-capable) some of these young quarterbacks are, it might make sense for the 49ers to look to fill other glaring holes on the roster with the second pick.

Especially since, Kirk Cousins – who’s already expressed a strong desire to play for HC Kyle Shanahan – is more than likely going to be on the market next season. Waiting on Cousins, while filling out this roster to surround him with a little talent, could make San Francisco more competitive faster than most would expect.

In Cousins, they’d get an established NFL starter who’s had some success in the league. And they wouldn’t have to burn a high pick on a young quarterback who may – or may not – work out a few years down the road.

So, for the sake of argument, let’s just assume the 49ers are going to wait on Cousins and use that number two pick somewhere other than on a quarterback.

With that assumption in mind, let’s take a look at some players they could use that second pick on…