San Francisco 49ers reportedly didn’t even scout Patrick Mahomes in the NFL DraftAndrew
Buller-RussUpdated: February 11. 4 Patrick Mahomes faces the San Francisco 49ers as he tries to win his third Super Bowl in five seasons.
While we all know Mahmoud is the best quarterback in the NFL, that wasn’t always the case.Related: Former NFL head coach says he was vetoed to pick Brock Purdy.
In2017, Mahomes somehow fell to the 10th overall pick in the NFL Draft, with the Kansas City Chiefs moving up from 22nd overall to select the Texas Tech product.
Butwhat about the 49ers? They had a QB depth chart led by Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert, but reportedly didn’t even scout Mahomes this year.However they took a QB in the same draft and traded for C.J.
to Beathard in the third round. So what happened in 2017? Why did the 49ers overlook Mahomes?The San Francisco 49ers did not investigate Patrick Mahomes because they were focused on Kirk Cousins.
2-14 season under Chip Kelly. As mentioned, there was no QB of the future on the roster after Kaepernick went 1-10 and 2-6 last year. After 2016, he never played again.
Then, despite the absence of a franchise QB, the 49ers focused on improving a defense that produced the most points in the NFL in 2016.
When it came time to make the first pick, the 49ers settled on defensive lineman Solomon Thomas, the third total choice.He had six sacks in four seasons with the team.
Whatabout Patrick Mahomes? As mentioned, he later fell to the 10th overall pick, with the Kansas City Chiefs jumping up the draft board to stop his fall, even though they already had Alex Smith, who had led them to the playoffs the year before.
AlthoughMahomes’ greatness is easy to see today, the 49ers reportedly didn’t even scout him before the 2017 NFL Draft because they were so confident they could sign Kirk Cousins in free agency next season.
Butthat never happened either. When the New England Patriots offered Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers via trade, San Francisco jumped on the offer and the rest is history.
Inthe 2017 NFL Draft, where they had the overall pick, the 49ers didn’t scout Patrick Mahomes because they believed they could sign Kirk Cousinsin 2018 and pair him with Kyle Shanahan.
Those plans were scuttled when the Patriots and… — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 11, 2024Mahomes went on to become the Chiefs’ starting QB a year later, and defeated the 49ers in the Super Bowl just two years after being drafted. Meanwhile, as Adam Schefter noted, the 49ers later used the draft pick recovered from their C.J.
Beathard trade to draft their next franchise quarterback, Brock Purdy.So, in a way, it all worked out in the end, but just imagine this 49ers team with Mahomes as the captain instead of Purdy?
That would be unfair.Mel Kiper Jr. says Kansas City Chiefs wanted to trade for NFL Draft bust, which would have meant no Patrick Mahomes or Chris JonesAlso
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