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49ers Desperate to Trade Down; League Believes Trubisky is the Pick

Yesterday, WalterFootball.com reported that the New York Jets were in discussions to trade down in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Another team that wants to move down is the San Francisco 49ers.

With Cleveland appearing to be settled on Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett with the No. 1 overall-pick, the 49ers' selection at No. 2 is the first mystery pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. WalterFootball.com reached out to sources from teams across the league to gauge what they are hearing about the 49ers. One general manager of a NFC team said the 49ers are "desperate to trade down." 

New San Francisco general manager John Lynch has been clear that they are open to trading as he proclaimed the pick was "open for business." The NFC general manager implied that there is some indecision within the 49ers on whom they would take if they are unable to move down. 

In surveying other teams, four different teams think San Francisco will take a quarterback at No. 2 if they are unable to move down. The quarterback they think the 49ers would take there is North Carolina's Mitch Trubisky. Some team sources say that Trubisky is a good fit for Kyle Shanahan's offense. The 49ers have done extensive work into all of the quarterback prospects. With Cleveland taking Garrett, that gives the 49ers the chance to select the top quarterback prospect in the 2017 NFL Draft.

However, there are persistent media rumors that the 49ers will wait a year to make a run at Kirk Cousins. Thus, across the league, teams really don't know what San Francisco intends to do with the second-overall pick. They are desperate to trade down, while others think they will take Trubisky if they are stuck at No. 2.