The 49ers have a history of successful drafts. Regardless of whether Trey Lance remains with the team and fulfills his potential and despite criticism of their 2017 first-round misses and the insistence on selecting running back after running back, there is no denying John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan have continually found pivotal contributors via the draft.
This year, the odds of them doing so are somewhat decreased, given they do not have a selection until the 99th pick in the third round as a result of the trade that netted Lance and last year’s mid-season trade for Christian McCaffrey.