NFL.com’s Gennaro Filice was pretty impressed by what the San Francisco 49ers did during the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Niners brought home five rookie prospects via the draft, including two first-round selections in South Carolina defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw and Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. General manager John Lynch was notably quiet on day two of the draft, of course, but Rounds 4 through 7 on day three involved some pretty heavy-duty action.
Particularly Lynch’s trade with the Washington Redskins for perennial Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams.
Williams coming aboard immediately solved a massive wrinkle the 49ers had to address in the draft: veteran left tackle Joe Staley‘s retirement.