49ers Draft Dilemmas: Dream Trades and Nightmare Runs in Rounds 1–2

The piece maps out San Francisco’s potential dream and nightmare outcomes in the first two rounds of the NFL draft: ideal scenarios include teams trading back into Day 1 to help the Niners gain future picks, plus more offensive-line and non-premium positions being drafted; it also highlights hopeful targets like linebackers, safeties, and specific edge rushers who could fall, while warning of a WR run that could force the Niners into trades or reach picks. In the second round, the article notes both the value of cornerbacks and potential fallers at WR and TE, and warns against overreaching if top targets disappear, offering multiple paths to quality rookies without moving up.