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Bizarro 49ers - Mocks vs Reality 2010 -2013


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.

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