THE 49ers of San Francisco I have to fill a few holes on their list with a wide receiver and the corner. They could make both via the NFL draft, but Bill Barnwell of ESPN offered a wild way, they could potentially fill the two holes with a single choice.
Barnwell writes a simulation of failure of failure where he offers commercial ideas at each choice.
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The 49ers are involved early with the Patriots of New England during the overall selection n ° 4. In the hypothetical trade of Barnwell, San Francisco treats the wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and the overall choice n ° 11 to the patriots in exchange for global choice n ° 4 and the Cole Strange guard. With the fourth choice, the 49ers select the large corner / wide receiver of the University of Colorado Travis Hunter.
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In this scenario, the 49ers could write Hunter, who would call on Shanahan, an offensive brain, and the defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. Do not forget that Saleh turned around his defense of the jets by writing sauce Gardner, which was an instant superstar corner after being adopted with the choice n ° 4 in 2022. Hunter would fill a huge hole for the 49ers, a position that we saw that the franchise would prioritize with signatures of free agent such as Richard Sherman and Charvarius Ward.
It is a ready to use idea which is almost certain not to happen, but it is fun!
Hunter is categorical, he will be able to carry out the type of bidirectional full -time work he did at university. And it’s not just a gadget. It is exceptional in both posts and would probably be the best player in one or the other position in this year’s draft, but the possibility of playing it in both directions makes it incredibly attractive for any team. For San Francisco in particular, he could assume a role of full -time departure CB while working as the third receiver alongside Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall (with the potential of any additional work that he can manage at the NFL level).
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Unfortunately, the chances that the Aiyuk are exchanged are thin to nothing because the treatment is delivered with a gargantuan cost attached on April 1 when its option of $ 22.855 million is due. However, it is a fun business to think. Good job from Barnwell.
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: 49ers Select Travis Hunter after exchange in Espn All-Trade Mock Draft
