And we're back for the last day of the 2011 NFL Draft. When I first started Niners Nation I decided to live blog the entire 2007 NFL Draft. It was two days long but each day was longer. Four years later it's suddenly not quite so bad sitting through the entire draft. Prior to start NN I don't think I'd ever watched more than three or four hours total in a given year. It's amazing how much this site has gotten me hooked on the draft.
Speaking of this site, yesterday NN set a single day record page views with over 113,000. Our previous record had been somewhere in the 70,000 range during the Harbaughcolypse. Each year traffic has gotten crazier and crazier, and I want to thank everybody for continuing to swing by here when you're in the mood to chat about the 49ers. Things get a little crazy at times, but at the end of the day we're all here to have a good time.
Speaking of good times, the 49ers will be fairly busy the latter half of today as they have seven picks in the final two rounds, with three sixth round picks and four seventh round picks. They unloaded their fifth round pick in the Kaepernick trade, but added a sixth when they moved down to get Chris Culliver. Anybody think they make another trade at some point possibly back into the fifth round? Maybe even a move up in the fourth as there is a lot of interesting talent still on the board.
Consider the 2011 49ers like the bizarro Patriots. The Patriots make moves to load up on first and second round picks, while the 49ers load up on sixth and seventh round picks. Just perfect.
For informational purposes, here are the remaining 49ers picks:
1. Fourth round, No. 18 (115th overall, from San Diego in 2010 draft-day trade)
2. Sixth round, No. 9 (174th overall)
3. Sixth round, No. 25 (190th overall, from Seattle for DT Kentwan Balmer)
4. Seventh round, No. 8 (210th overall)
5. Seventh round, No. 30 (230th overall, from Detroit for QB Shaun Hill) (Jets original pick in the round)
6. Seventh round, No. 38 (238th overall, compensatory)
7. Seventh round, No. 49 (249th overall, compensatory)
NINERS NATION BIG BOARD1. Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
2. Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M
3. Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama
4. Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
5. Robert Quinn, OLB, UNC
6. A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
7. Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
8. Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri
9. Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
10. Cameron Jordan, DE, California
11. J.J. Watt, Wisconsin, DE
12. Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
13. Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado
14. Cam Newton, QB, Auburn
15. Aldon Smith, OLB, Missouri 49ERS16. Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor
17. Brandon Harris, CB, Miami
18. Akeem Ayers, OLB, UCLA
19. Jake Locker, QB, Washington
20. Mike Pouncey, C, Florida21. Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada 49ERS22. Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia23. Justin Houston, OLB, Georgia
24. Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
25. Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa26. Andy Dalton, QB, TCU
27. Brooks Reed, OLB, Arizona28. Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State
29. Aaron Williams, CB, Texas
30. Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue31. Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State
32. Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas
33. Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State
34. Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina
35. Cory Liuget, DT, Illinois36. Muhammad Wilkerson, DE, Temple37. Davon House, CB, New Mexico State39. Rahim Moore, S, UCLA40. Tyron Smith, OT, USC
41. Sam Acho, DE/OLB, Texas
42. Ricky Stanzi, QB, Iowa
44. Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami45. Dontay Moch, OLB, Nevada46. Curtis Brown, CB, Texas
48. Chris Carter, OLB, Fresno State
50. Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin
51. Kenrick Ellis, DT, Hampton53. JacQuizz Rodgers, RB, Oregon State
54. Brandon Burton, CB, Utah
55. Christian Ballard, DE, Iowa 57. Nate Solder, OT, Colorado58. Shane Vereen, RB, California
59. Mason Foster, OLB, Washington
60. Pat Devlin, QB, Delaware
61. Owen Marecic, FB, Stanford
62. Taiwan Jones, RB, Eastern Washington63. Siona Fua, DT, Stanford64. Kendall Hunter, RB, Oklahoma State66. Greg Little, WR, North Carolina
67. Allen Bailey, DE, Miami, FL69. Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland70. DeMarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma71. Jerrell Powe, DT, Mississippi72. Benjaim Ijalana, OG, Villanova73. John Moffitt, OT, Wisconsin
74. Tyrod Taylor, QB, Virginia Tech75. Martez Wilson, OLB, Illinois
38. Titus Young, WR, Boise State
43. Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois
47. Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh
49. Jabaal Sheard, OLB Pittsburgh
52. Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina
56. Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College
65. Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame
68. Derrek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State
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