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Hut, hut, height: Arik Armstead would welcome DeForest Buckner to 49ers defense

SANTA CLARA -- Does the 49ers defensive line have room for two 6-7, first-round selections from the University of Oregon?

"That would be great," Arik Armstead, drafted 17th overall by San Francisco a year ago, said this week of reuniting with one-time teammate DeForest Buckner.

"That's one of my closest friends," Armstead said. "Having a chance to play with him again would be awesome. We started out together and I wish I could have played with him one more year. So if we draft him, that would be awesome."

The 49ers' head coach certainly wouldn't shy from a two-tower lineup at defensive end.