The 49ers generally prefer to wait until Round 3 to take cornerbacks. But that could change now that Robert Saleh is back as the defensive coordinator.
To get to a true corner chosen by the Niners, we need to go all the way back to 2004, when the Niners selected Shawntae Spencer in the second round. The last time they selected a cornerback in the ...
The 49ers hadn’t picked a cornerback as high as the second round since they selected Shawntae Spencer No. 58 overall in 2004. The 49ers grabbed Green with their top three cornerbacks — All-Pro ...