Did you want a safety? The 49ers didn’t want to go that far back in the defense and went to the linebacking group grabbing Arkansas linebacker Dre Greenlaw. For now, it’s insurance to a thinned linebacking group after Dekoda Watson was traded and also insurance in case Kwon Alexander doesn’t work out. As always, it doesn’t matter about speculation, but how the pick does in the court of Twitter, we’ll start with whos is now Greenlaw’s former coach:
New #49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw (6-0, 225) totaled 183 tackles, 8 tackles for loss and three sacks over the last two seasons.