Griffin Defends Stribling: Niners' Deep Threat

0:00On April 28th, the San Francisco 49ers grabbed eight picks in the 2026 NFL draft, but fans, pundits, and experts are roasting them, for reaching too high on several players across all seven rounds. The biggest heat is on their second-round wide-receiver Dijon Shribbling out of Ole Miss, with folks saying they took him way too early. Earlier this week, former first-round quarterback Robert Griff in the third jumped in to defend the pick on social media, calling Shribbling a true deep, threat who punishes defensive cushions. Griffin knows the Shanahan offense inside out from his days in Washington, and he broke it down, 4.36p that's explosive, gets anian, vertical quick to scare corners, and stretches the field right away for Brock Perty and the whole crew. Shribbling built a solid college resume across three schools, Washington State, Oklahoma State, and Ole Miss, with 216 catches, 2,964 yards, and 23 touchdowns over 56 games. Now in the bay, he'll scrap with Ricky Peersaw for that third-receiver spot behind Mike

1:04Evans and Christian Kirk, so day one fireworks might be. Tough, but if Griffin is right, this could flip the script on the doubters fast. That wraps NFL News Today, brought to you with AI, I'm Cory with the Story.