Overview
- San Francisco traded down from No. 27 to 30 to 33, then opened Round 2 by selecting the Ole Miss wide receiver.
- The 49ers entertained offers for No. 33 but kept the pick because they believed another team might target Stribling.
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch elevated Stribling late in joint reviews, pushing him into the top of their second-round tier.
- Public boards ranked him lower, including No. 62 on NFL.com and No. 76 by ESPN, highlighting the gap between consensus and the team’s fit-based view.
- He ran a 4.36-second 40 at 207 pounds and logged back-to-back 800-plus-yard seasons, and he now competes for snaps behind Mike Evans, Christian Kirk and Ricky Pearsall in a scheme that values blocking.