It seems like quarterback Mac Jones’ stock just keeps on rising. He just won his third straight start for the San Francisco 49ers, which makes it hard not to think about a world in which the Niners drafted Jones over quarterback Trey Lance way back in 2021.
In the lead up to the 2021 NFL Draft, many people believed the Niners were going to select Jones with the third overall pick. San Francisco traded up so it could take a quarterback, and Jones seemed like a good fit, given his style of play and the way he could work within head coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense.