With the 2020 NFL Draft approaching, there’s little shortage of San Francisco 49ers mocks and draft ideas to roll over and dissect between now and April 23.
But what could be equally as important for general manager John Lynch and his scouting staff is to identify which players the Niners shouldn’t target in this upcoming draft. Sometimes passing on a player is just as beneficial as selecting him.
Of course, there are always risks to this. In 2017, San Francisco passed on quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson to go with former Stanford defensive end Solomon Thomas at No.