Revisionist history is always a funny thing, but one can be certain the San Francisco 49ers would have done a few things differently back in the 2017 NFL Draft, if they knew then what they know now.
The Niners’ 2017 draft class was significant for a number of reasons. For starters, it was the initial class for then-first-year general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan. San Francisco was ushering in a complete rebuild after going 2-14 the previous year, and that included the front office.
This gave Lynch and Co. the No.