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5 prospects SF 49ers should avoid in Round 1 of 2021 NFL Draft

Alex Leatherwood #70 of the Alabama Crimson Tide (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Niner Noise takes a look at five players the SF 49ers should pass on in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft.

2021 could mark the most crucial offseason the SF 49ers have faced under general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan.

It was one thing for Lynch and Shanahan to rebuild the franchise from 2017 onward. But after falling short in 2020 after their Super Bowl campaign the previous year, the Niners are now faced with the prospects of a massive roster turnover while trying to retain what has become a playoff-caliber roster.