Good morning everyone! All the doom and gloom that I usually serve up can briefly be set aside because there are a couple new San Francisco 49ers players, and those players are pretty dang good as far as I'm concerned. Trent Baalke is a weird, weird general manager from where I sit, and I did not have faith that he'd take advantage of the draft positioning to take the best players.
Personally, I think taking a defensive lineman is a bit of a luxury, but I don't see how anybody could be dissatisfied with landing someone like DeForest Buckner. He's a great player and while the 49ers now have some big decisions about their defensive front seven, any problem at this point would be a good problem to have.
I'm also a big fan of trading up to take Joshua Garnett, though I'll likely have more to say about that later. For now, let's just get to your links for the day.
49ers select Oregon DT Buckner in Round 1 of 2016 draft (Maiocco)
49ers trade up with Chiefs, select Joshua Garnett (Maiocco)
Broncos trade for quarterback, but it's not Colin Kaepernick (Barrows)
49ers' DeForest Buckner: The happiest guy in the draft (Branch)
49ers rookie DeForest Buckner was 'praying' to get reunited with Kelly, Armstead (Biderman)
49ers evaluated Garnett as best run-blocking guard in draft (Maiocco)
Kaepernick, Gabbert QB competition won't include first-round draft pick (Inman)
2016 draft: The draft the NFL didn't want you to see (Ratto)
Eli Harold adds weight, hopes to become pass rushing technician (Biderman)
What they're saying: 49ers address trenches in Round 1 (CSN Bay Area)
Big impression: 49ers' WR Eric Rogers looks the part (Branch)
Baalke on Tunsil pot video: 'I think every team was aware of the video' (Biderman)
49ers' Bruce Miller transitioning from FB role (Branch)
San Francisco 49ers Veterans Recap First Minicamp under Chip Kelly (49ers)