There are so many quarterback-needy teams in the NFL right now that it seemed inevitable someone would hop up into the top five and try to grab their option of the future. With Trevor Lawrence heading to the Jaguars first overall and the Jets reportedly likely to pick Zach Wilson or Justin Fields at #2, the best places to jump in figured to be #3 with the Dolphins (who have Tua) and the Falcons (assuming they are not, in fact, drafting their quarterback of the future this year).
The 49ers have seen the Falcons looking hard at everyone from Trey Lance to Fields to Wilson, who had his pro day today, and evidently decided they couldn’t trust that Atlanta wouldn’t wind up taking their preferred option.