49ers Consider Bold Trade for QB, Extra Picks

0:00On April 8, 49ers insider Matt Mayako, from NBC Sports Bay area, floated a bold trade idea. San Francisco could swap their number 27 overall pick with the Arizona Carnals for the number 34 in Round 2, number 100, 4 in Round 4, and number 143 in Round 5. The Carnals are hungry for a quarterback to pair with Jacobi Bressett under new coach Michael Flore. They might use that jump to grab Alabama's Thai Simpson, filling a hole they've had for decades. It's risky handing a division rival a potential franchise quarterback, but the 49ers see upside an extra chance is to build. San Francisco desperately needs star talent to replace aging studs like George Kiddell, Christian McCaffrey, and Trent Williams. They lack third round picks in anything past Round 4, so these added mid-round shots fit their history of drafting winners under Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. If the deals on the table draft day, it could be a smart play to stockpile opportunities

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