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2017 NFL Draft: 49ers Would Be Foolish to Take a Quarterback at No. 2 Overall

The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in a curious position.

First, they own the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Second, they need a quarterback.

Badly.

OK, so Colin Kaepernick could return next year — and let’s not get into the “should he or shouldn’t he” discussion here — or the Niners could go the bridge-QB route and sign a stopgap free agent this offseason.

But the matter is general manager John Lynch will likely want to draft a quarterback at some point with one of the Niners’ 10 picks.

It just shouldn’t happen with the No.