Why does Stanford’s Quenton Meeks makes sense for 49ers?

Jose Carlos Fajardo / Bay Area News Group Stanford Cardinal’s Quenton Meeks (24) intercepts a pass intended for Iowa Hawkeyes’ Matt VandeBerg (89) and runs it back for a touchdown in the first quarter of the 102nd Rose Bowl game at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SANTA CLARA — If the 49ers are to draft a Stanford player for a third straight year, cornerback Quenton Meeks is a fit.

Meeks’ 6-foot-2 frame comes with the prototypical style desired by the 49ers, and his NFL roots have him prepared for the next level.

Now, seeing as he’s projects as a Round 2 or 3 prospect, he may not exactly follow in the lofty footsteps…