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3 sleepers at 3 positions of need for the 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers need help at edge rusher, safety, cornerback, and wide receiver. They could also stand to build some depth at a couple other positions. Since it’s all but a guarantee the team goes defensive line in the first round, I’ll give you one sleeper at the other three positions mentioned. Let’s start with safety.

Thornhill is a name that the diehard draft fans will know, but is a relative unknown to the casual fan. Thornhill is a name that gets lost when you talk about the top safeties in the draft. After his ridiculous combine, he started to become more and more popular.