Six days until the draft: What the 49ers need to do for an impact
Mining the Gold Rush —
Six days until the draft: What the 49ers need to do for an impact The 49ers are going into the draft this year without an early-round pick, but at #29 and #39, this may be the more tougher assignment for the team. With the two picks so close together, they will start flip-flopping their decision on who to get. We expect the team to make a decision on their first pick with a player that can make an immediate impact. The biggest question the team faces is: “who is the one to choose first?” They can go with the wide receiver, which is still a position in question. They can go with the safest pick, and bulk up their offensive line. Or they can get ...
Meet Your Draft Pick: Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC
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The Basics: 6'4", 271, 4.82 40. Co-defensive player of the year at USC his senior season. First Impression: Too good to be true? He told Mitch Levy his biggest fault was that he "writes poetry." Sure, that's what Oscar Wilde said. College: Jackson had a monstrous senior season, recording 10.5 sacks (best on the team) and 17 tackles for loss (also best on the team). He was National Defensive Player of the Week after USC's win at then-#6 ASU. In that game Jackson had four sacks, likely forcing Dennis Erickson to make that squinty confused face he used to when he coached the ...
NFL Rookie Highlight Videos: Picks #26 - #31
End Zone Buzz —
For the past few days, we have been bringing you the highlight videos of the top NFL draft picks. Today we conclude with picks #26 - #31.
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26) Houston Texans: OT Duane Brown, Virginia Tech
27) San Diego Chargers: CB Antoine Cason, Arizona
28) Seattle Seahawks: DE Lawrence Jackson, USC
29) San Francisco 49ers: DT Kentwan Balmer, North Carolina
30) NY Jets: TE Dustin Keller, Purdue ...
