10 Best Late-Round Draft Picks in Recent SF 49er Franchise History

It is a testament to the information age that, if you play college football and you meet certain physical specs, there’s a good chance you’re going to get scouted. Teams put so much effort in developing their own talent that missing out on the small-school star or the big-school backup makes general managers grind their teeth.

Now that the NFL draft has been dropped to seven rounds, each pick becomes much more calculated. Front-office personnel don’t really care where good players come from, but the manager of the team’s salary cap does.

A team that drafts a long-term starter in the late rounds invariably gets a great deal because that player for his first three or four years doesn’t earn as much as ...

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