Zach Wilson #1 of the Brigham Young Cougars (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
The 49ers are locked into the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, but their first-round big board will extend far beyond just one player.
In 2017, the San Francisco 49ers also owned the No. 3 overall pick in that year’s NFL Draft and had defensive end Solomon Thomas ranked second on their big board only behind the player the top-drafting Cleveland Browns selected, EDGE Myles Garrett.
The Niners’ subsequent two trades in the round, first from moving down from No.