Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall joins the 49ers’ vaunted offense as their first-round pick, No. 31 overall.
FILE – Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is tackled by South Carolina defensive back Jalon Kilgore and defensive back O’Donnell Fortune during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. The former Florida standout is one of nearly a dozen receivers expected to be selected in the first two rounds of the draft beginning Thursday night.
After all, the Niners secured their franchise quarterback two years ago in Brock Purdy, albeit with the 262nd and final pick. Plus, the 49ers have every other offensive starter under contract from last season, when they spawned the second-most yards and third-most points en route to the Super Bowl, where they got outscored 25-22 in overtime to the Kansas City Chiefs.
This draft had several wide receivers projected to go in the first round, and three were taken in the top 10: Marvin Harrison Jr. , Malik Nabers , and Rome Odunze . Brian Thomas went at No. 23 to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Xavier Worthy went at No. 28, once the Chiefs traded up with the Bills . Not only did that run on quarterbacks push down players at other positions on draft boards, it surely reminded the 49ers how peaceful it is to have Purdy, who passed for a franchise-record 4,280 yards last season after throwing-elbow surgery last March.
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