Previewing the 2019 Senior Bowl

Photo by Butch Dill/Getty ImagesThe San Francisco 49ers have a wonderful opportunity to maximize their five draft picks by hosting the South team at the Senior Bowl this year. As a team that underperformed largely due to injury, particularly to quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers are fortunate to earn a first-hand opportunity with the senior class in a way that only one other team (Oakland Raiders) shares.

Given the 49ers are strapped for picks and will likely select a high-profile underclassmen if they stay put at second overall, the Senior Bowl is not a be all, end all draft event for the 49ers. Kentucky edge rusher Josh Allen elected to stay home from the event, but they can still get…