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49ers must find starting wide receiver in free agency or 2019 NFL Draft

Editor's note: The 49ers season isn't over, but we'll keep one eye on the future with our weekly series on the team's biggest needs heading into 2019 and how voids can be filled best. Last week, we looked at edge rushers. This week's focus is on wide receivers.

The 49ers have struggled to find a No. 1 receiver since . . . well, since Terrell Owens was shipped off to Philadelphia before the 2004 season, anyway.

Since that time, the 49ers have selected 20 wide receivers in the draft, including Rashaun Woods (2004), Michael Crabtree (2009) and A.