49ers draft buzz: Daniel Jeremiah identifies pass rushers, WR targets for San Francisco
“If you’re looking for that big, physical rusher that kind of fits those specs, to me [Missouri DE] Zion Young, he’s 6-5 and a quarter, 262 pounds,” Jeremiah said. “He would fit those specs. I know T.J. Parker’s not quite as big, but he’s almost 6-4, 263 pounds out of Clemson. Both those guys can kind of be heavy edge setters, but can really rush with a lot of power and strength off the edge. So, those would be two from the edge rusher group…In terms of the receivers, looking for somebody who can really, really run, there’s going to be a lot of options there,” Jeremiah said.
“KC Concepcion from Texas A&M’s got elite, elite speed. He’s got a couple punt return touchdowns to throw in the mix. He runs away from everybody. He’s got some route polish to him as well. I think Denzel Boston’s probably gone by then, but he’s going to give you the combination of both, because he’s going to be 6-3, close to 210 pounds, and I bet he runs in the 4.4s, mid-4.4s at that size. He’s going to jump really well. He can win at the line of scrimmage against press. He’s a red zone weapon. He can play above the rim. He can adjust in the middle of the field. He’s a point scorer. So, he reminds me a lot of Courtland Sutton. I think he’d be a fun one to have if he were to make it that far. We’ll see.”
Hutchinson: The First Top-50 Board: Who’s in the top tier?
“These rankings will change, and some may change monumentally. But having a reference point for what the pre-measurement world looked like will be informative, I think.
I’m not going to offer too much of a breakdown in writing (Dieter and I talked a lot on the pod about the top of the board, below.“
49ers say they’ll keep Mac Jones, but stars could be aligning for a trade (paywall)
“He had a different look on his face, a different tone in his voice,” Dickinson said. “You could just tell that Bill was a terrible fit for him.”
In 2024, the Patriots traded Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the following offseason, he became a free agent for the first time. He had other suitors but wanted to play for the 49ers and Kyle Shanahan, who’d shown strong interest in him before the 2021 draft. In fact, Jones was so intent on trying to resurrect his career under Shanahan that he signed a two-year deal worth $7 million with only $4.75 million fully guaranteed.
“It was what was presented to me,” he said in November when asked about the contract. “I wanted to get back to having fun playing football, and I think I’ve done that.”
That two-year deal promises to make things interesting when team officials meet in Indianapolis for the annual NFL Scouting Combine next week. The 49ers have stated that they don’t intend to trade Jones, who, after all, proved extremely valuable in 2025 and has a cap cost of only $3.1 million in 2026.“
49ers add new tight end to offense in 2026 NFL mock draft
“Sadiq (6-3, 245) is the first tight end off the board in Davis’ mock draft. Notably, fellow NFL draft analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Lance Zierlein have also connected Sadiq to the 49ers in recent projections, suggesting growing momentum around the potential fit in Kyle Shanahan’s offense.”