Alright, so I'm bored - off season takes way too long, so there's that.
Anyway, browsing through SB Nation I came across this article that compared some expert mock-drafts for the Seahawks versus what actually happened during the draft over the last four years, and that lead me to compile a quick list of my own for the 49ers.
Nothing earth shattering, but it's still kind of fun to see players I don't even remember being mocked to us in the early rounds and compare them to some of the studs (and some duds too, sadly) we got instead.
I used Walterfootball.com as the mock of choice, not because it's particularly good but because it was the best mock I found for all 4 years - I'm sure there are more reputable sites for mocks that I could have found, but I do have a day-job that I have to pretend to do when people are looking....
Anyway, without further delay, here is mock vs reality 2010-2013:
2010
Round |
Walter Football.com |
Actual |
1 |
Joe Haden (CB) |
Anthony Davis (OT) |
|
Anthony Davis (OT) |
Mike Iupati (OG) |
2 |
Jahvid Best (RB) |
Taylor Mays (S) |
3 |
Mitch Petrus (OG) |
NaVorro Bowman (LB) |
4 |
Myron Rolle (S) |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
6 |
Darryl Sharpton (LB) |
Anthony Dixon (RB) |
|
Mike Williams (WR) |
Nate Byham (TE) |
|
|
Kyle Williams (WR) |
7 |
Arthur Moats (DE/OLB) |
Phillip Adams (CB) |
2011
Round |
Walter Football.com Mock |
Actual Draft |
1 |
Prince Amukamara (CB) |
Aldon Smith (DE/OLB) |
2 |
Randall Cobb (WR) |
Colin Kaepernick (QB) |
3 |
Ricky Stanzi (QB) |
Chris Culliver (CB) |
4 |
Shane Vereen (RB) |
Kendall Hunter (RB) |
|
Jerrell Powe (NT) |
|
5 |
Owen Marecic (FB) |
Daniel Kilgore (C/G) |
6 |
Deunta Williams (S) |
Ronald Johnson (WR) |
|
Thomas Keiser (DE/OLB) |
Colin Jones (S) |
7 |
Andre Smith (TE) |
Bruce Miller (FB) |
|
Steven Friday (DE/OLB) |
Mike Person (OG) |
|
Keith Williams (OG) |
Curtis Holcomb (CB) |
|
Kai Forbath (K) |
|
2012
Round |
Walter Football.com Mock |
Actual |
1 |
Stephen Hill (WR) |
Wrong Envelope |
2 |
Brandon Boykin (CB) |
LaMichael James (RB) |
3 |
Jared Crick (DE/OLB) |
|
4 |
Tommy Streeter (WR) |
Joe Looney (OG) |
5 |
Michael Brewster (C/OG) |
Darius Fleming (LB) |
6 |
Miles Burris (DE/OLB) |
Trenton Robinson (S) |
|
|
Jason Slowley (C) |
7 |
Duke Ihenacho (S) |
Cam Johnson (DE/OLB) |
2013
Round |
Walter Football.com Mock |
Actual |
1 |
Sheldon Richardson (DT) |
Eric Reid (S) |
2 |
Jonathan Cyprien (S) |
Tank Carradine (DE) |
|
John Jenkins (NT) |
Vance McDonald (TE) |
3 |
B.W. Webb (CB) |
Corey Lemon-yay (DE) |
|
Trevis Kelce (TE) |
|
4 |
Marcus Lattimore (RB) |
Quinton Patton (WR) |
|
Josh Evans (S) |
Marcus Lattimore (RB) |
5 |
Walter Stewart (DE/OLB) |
Quinton Dial (DE/DT) |
6 |
Gerald Hodges (LB) |
Nick Moody (LB) |
|
Jordan Mills (OT) |
B.J Daniels (QB) |
7 |
Quinton Dial (DE/DT) |
Carter Bykowski (OT) |
|
Tyrone Goard (WR) |
Marcus Cooper (CB) |
|
Lawrence Okoye (DE/DT) |
|
If you guys have any better sources for the mock drafts of the last 4 years, by all means add it in the comments.