Was De’Zhaun Stribling the Right Move for the 49ers?
Throughout the NFL draft this year, many fans were wondering what the San Francisco 49ers would do, especially with the 27 th overall pick. However, after night one of the NFL draft, the 49ers didn’t use their 27 th overall pick. Instead, they traded and acquired picks for Day 2.
Their first move was trading back with the Miami Dolphins. The 49ers received picks 30 and 90, while the Dolphins only received the 27 th pick. Overall, many people around the league thought this was a good move until they decided to trade back once more, completely out of Day 1.
The San Francisco then decided to trade with the New York Jets, giving them the 30 th overall pick in return for the 33 rd and 179th overall picks . Finally, with the 33 rd overall pick, the San Francisco 49ers selected De’Zhaun Stribling , a wide receiver out of Ole Miss. Many question if this was really the right move for the 49ers, considering they may have bigger needs other than the wide receiver position.
The Pros of Stribling Even though San Francisco could have addressed other team needs, they decided to address the need for a wide receiver first. Many believed that if they were going to go with a wideout, they would draft someone like KC Concepcion , Omar Cooper Jr. , or even Denzel Boston .
However, with some of those prospects taken, the 49ers went with a wild card. Stribling, though rarely mentioned, put up very impressive college numbers and NFL Combine stats. Stribling comes in at 6-foot-2 and weighs around 207 pounds with a blazing 4.