The San Francisco 49ers might be preparing to take their quarterback of the future in the 2017 NFL draft.
Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported the 49ers are "strongly considering" taking a quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick, with the likeliest option being North Carolina's Mitchell Trubisky. Rapoport noted the team has done "extensive homework" on the draft's top quarterbacks, highlighted by Trubisky and Clemson's Deshaun Watson.
The 49ers have a new regime under general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan, so this pick will be their first major step in building the franchise's future.