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Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. Evaluate 49ers 2017 NFL Draft Class

John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan made it clear that they are thrilled with their haul in the 2017 NFL Draft. However, it’s always intriguing to see what the outside perception is as well.

Count ESPN draft gurus Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. as two analysts who were also very impressed by what the San Francisco 49ers accomplished over the weekend.

“I thought John Lynch killed it,” McShay said of the GM’s first draft. “He got two of the top five football players in this year’s draft.”

Let’s start with Solomon Thomas. Many experts slated the Stanford pass-rusher to the 49ers in their mock drafts at pick No.