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How Kyler Murray declaring shakes up the 49ers’ 2019 NFL Draft plans

Unlike 2018, the 2019 NFL Draft isn’t exactly laden with prospective quarterback talent.

The San Francisco 49ers, who select at No. 2 overall this April, don’t need a quarterback. They already have Jimmy Garoppolo under center for the foreseeable future and will likely look to use their first pick on a top-tier defender or, potentially, trade it down to one of a number of quarterback-hungry teams in exchange for a massive ransom of draft capital or player personnel.

That was, of course, before Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, who just happened to win the 2018 Heisman Trophy, declared on Monday he would enter the 2019 NFL Draft.