The beauty of the draft is that you never know what’s going to happen or what will come next. Last year, nobody thought that Alex Leatherwood would get drafted in the first round. Everyone had the Bengals pegged to tackle a tackle since that was more valuable than a wide receiver. Justin Fields was sure to go in the top-10 between all of the quarterback-needy teams.
We’re less than a week away from the NFL Draft and two of the most prominent figures on the 49ers roster could be traded. ESPN’s Bill Barnwell proposed a trade where the Pittsburgh Steelers punt on a rookie quarterback and go the veteran route:
Steelers get: 2-61, 4-134, QB Jimmy Garoppolo
49ers get: 1-20, 3-84They don’t have the cap space to afford the $25 million remaining on Garoppolo’s deal in 2022, and the 49ers need draft capital after trading three first-rounders for Trey Lance.