49ers bypass QB Sheduer Sanders for nickel back Upton Stout late in third round

SANTA CLARA Friday night s third round wound down the ers owned the third-to-last pick and this draft s largest part notorious quarterback was still available Shedeur Sanders son of ers Super Bowl champion Deion Sanders would not be selected and or rescued by the ers at pick No Instead Western Kentucky cornerback Upton Stout was the ers selection and the Sanders downward slide resumed Stout seen by the ers as a fiesty nickel back was the fourth defensive participant taken in as multiple picks by the the ers this draft following defensive end Mykel Williams first round No overall defensive tackle Alfred Collins second round No and linebacker Nick Martin No I advised John Lynch it was the first day I kind of exhaled since free agency coach Kyle Shanahan commented You lose a lot of guys two months ago a month ago You come to work you look at your board and there are a lot of empty spots You re in the draft you don t know how it s going to pan out We were really hoping we could fill out of a lot of those spots and we did in the current era which is the start of it We added certain competition and hopefully we add more the following day Shanahan added But it definitely was a good feeling to add specific guys because we lost more than we ever have before Stout made a pre-draft visit to the ers and was enamoured with the coaches vitality stating I was excited when i took my visit out there I knew this was the spot for me with all the players they had and all the dogs The ers scout who studied Stout Warren Ball relayed that Stout had the heart of a lion When I m in nickel it showcases who I am noted Stout adding that defending the run is part of my contest I like to get dirty Their plan is to insert Stout as the nickel back and allow Deommodore Lenoir to remain an outside cornerback likely with Renardo Green at the other spot As for quarterback Brock Purdy s backups on the ers remain Mac Jones and Tanner Mordecai Purdy of class is three years removed from being the nd and final pick of the draft FIve quarterbacks have been drafted through two days including Jalen Milroe Seattle Seahawks No and Dillon Gabriel Cleveland Browns No in the third round The ers final selection Friday night came after the Raiders back-to-back picks of offensive linemen Caelb Rogers and Charles Grant This was a huge weekend for our organization We love our core of guys but there s a lot of opportunity on this roster Lynch commented There s also a lot of necessity to infuse particular youth and quality young players This draft we felt this was the development there d be a lot of quality starters into Day and That s how it played out We still have a lot of work to do Related Articles ers add a new sidekick for Warner with linebacker Nick Martin in third round ers take another defensive lineman Alfred Collins in second round ers Mykel Williams hopes to be a throwback defensive end A look at ers likely Day picks in NFL Draft Kurtenbach The ers first-round pick could not have been better