As soon as the NFL regular season ends, the mock draft season begins. With less than a month until the NFL Scouting Combine and under three months until the 2019 NFL Draft, fans want to know which college stars will soon join the ranks of their favorite team.
In the four weeks since Week 17, a consensus has begun to develop among NFL analysts and mock drafters — particularly at the top of the draft, where there are fewer variables in play. Unfortunately for many Bay Area fans, this is where the San Francisco 49ers find themselves drafting once again.