ESPN analyst doesn't believe WR is a top need for 49ers in 2026 NFL Draft
This is a different take than many draft analysts.
ESPN analyst doesn't believe WR is a top need for 49ers in 2026 NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Francisco 49ers are picking at No.
27 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, and they own the 58th pick on Day 2 before not picking against until 127th overall in Round 4, with three picks at 133rd, 138th, and 139th overall on Day 3. It's not a stacked pool of picks, though their first and second rounders should help the 49ers land some key help on either side of the ball. Wide receiver has been one of the positions the 49ers have been linked to this year.
However, ESPN's Ben Solak believes that WR isn't a big need for the 49ers. Instead, Solak makes the case for the 49ers to go after a WR down the board, as their current group is perfectly fine as is. ESPN analyst has WR not as a top need for 49ers "One of the earliest listed needs by most others for the 49ers is wide receiver.
I disagree," Solak writes. "Mike Evans has plenty left to his game, and Ricky Pearsall plays well when healthy. Christian Kirk is a fine WR3, and Demarcus Robinson is a fine WR4.