So I pretty much just invented my own series called "Bold Pre..." oh, yeah...it's in the title. Anyways, I'm going to make some bold predictions that, chances are, I have no real basis to make...but it will be fun.

The idea is that everyone can give me a hard time about them beforehand, I'll argue my point, etc. then when they happen or don't, we get to rub it in the face of the other party. I know, genius! I'll try to do them periodically but not too often...otherwise I'll start contradicting myself...more than I already do.

Episode one is off the top of my head and will probably have some of the most outlandish predictions, mostly due to the fact that we don't even know for sure who's going to be on the roster, who could get injured, who might quit football to focus on church and then start packing heat in their car and then play football for a semi-pro team on the opposite side of the ball...

But that's why they're bold predictions. Enough of my rambling...after the jump I'll get on to the predictions.

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I came across a picture of former Clemson defensive end and current 49ers OLB Kourtnei Brown donning the same #48 that Aldon Smith wore during last year's training camp. Maybe it was the number, maybe it was the sleeves, but Brown sure did remind me of Smith in the way he's built.

They are of similar size on paper, too. Brown is listed at 6'6" 255lbs, although I've seen him listed at 6'5" elsewhere and have yet to find the official Senior Bowl measurement (or another official measurement). Meanwhile, Aldon Smith is listed at 6'4" 258lbs. Both are long framed, long legged guys with good upper-body strength.

The obvious hope is that Brown has even a fraction of what Smith has in terms of rushing the passer, although he faces long odds to make this jam-packed roster. While size and build aren't nearly the only things that make a player who they are, it was an interesting similarity.

Jim Harbaugh was recently asked about the similarity, too. After the jump, Harbaugh's comments and some photos of Brown and Aldon wearing #48.

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We all know that Jim Harbaugh likes to get involved in practice. He likes to get involved in player personnel workouts/tryouts, too. Mostly he uses his arm, being that he was a quarterback in the NFL. The players generally say he can still "chuck it".

Thursday, however, Harbaugh took to another role: he replaced Andy Lee as the holder on place kicks in 49ers OTA's, as tweeted by David Akers.

This seems to fit with the theme of these - the first OTA's under Harbaugh due to the NFL lockout last year - which has featured versatility among the players...now it's extending to the coaches, perhaps, too.

Will Tukuafu has played fullback, as has DeMarcus Dobbs. Cory Nelms has played some receiver, and All Pro linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman have returned kicks.

Coming soon: Ian Williams at QB?

Maybe not...

Another great week of OTAs & had big Harbs holding for me today.Lots of fun & made the kicks.@49ers Missed my specialist brotha@andy4lee tho

— David Akers (@DavidAkers2) June 1, 2012

On Friday I decided to change-up my twitter avatar, which got me searching through 49ers OTA photos. I came across this picture of Donte Whitner and decided to make it my "twitcon".

That got me thinking of how much I like Whitner and why: He's fearless and brutal on the field. The same can be said for the entire defense and the way they play. Let's recall a few moments of the 2011 season that illustrate this.

The one most people remember, and a play that we talked about on twitter Friday, was the huge hit Whitner put on Pierre Thomas near the goal-line in the playoff game vs. the Saints. Not only did he K.O. Thomas, but he immediately got up and walked off the field, LIKE A BOSS!

If you're not familiar with the phrase "LIKE A BOSS", here is a link to the Lonely Island video.

After the jump we'll post the video to that play.

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Many of you have probably already seen the comment made by Pat Kirwan, former NFL General Manager and current radio personality for SiriusXM Radio, as well as part of CBS. He made mention to "fake [football] guys evaluating players" who "never played coached or worked in the NFL."

Tim Ryan & I are tired of all the fake FB guys evaluating players.They never played coached or worked in the NFL.. enough&stop listening!!

— Pat Kirwan (@PatKirwanCBS) May 24, 2012

This, understandably, rankled many people. There are countless men and women who put a lot of time and effort into following this sport and it's players, and a good many of them focus on scouting aspects. I wouldn't even count myself in this category as I don't spend nearly the time that so many others do.

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As soon as LaMichael James was drafted a host of people threw their collective arms up in the air and asked, "Why did we just draft a guy that's just like Kendall Hunter?!?"

I get it, you see a short running back with explosive potential and well that's close enough...But it's not.

Eric Branch posted a few items on the similarities between the two aforementioned backs yesterday and today. The primary comparisons were college rushing statistics, combine performances, and the fact that both grew up in East Texas.

Again, on paper, sure. But what's not being mentioned is how these two are not built at all like one another. You can point out that both are short and both are just under 200lbs. but that doesn't explain their body make-up: weight distribution, girth, etc.

Hunter has huge, powerful thighs and carries his weight low. He's also at least a full inch shorter than James and outweighs him by at least five pounds as of last season's depth-chart (which could be an even greater gap if Hunter's put on good weight in the off-season program).

James is more of a "V-Cut" type of guy with thin legs, getting larger as he goes up, although he proved he wasn't overly strong in the upper-body in his combine bench-press performance.

Of the two I'd say that Hunter is already built to run inside over and over, something he was actually called-upon to do in 2012. Don't forget that Hunter, not Anthony Dixon, started in place of Frank Gore when injured. He also relieved Gore in more than one game when the old-man got nicked-up.

Right now I think James is the X-Factor type of RB with more elusive speed near the edges and less power inside. I'm sure the 49ers, always preaching versatility and duplicity, want him to expand his repertoire...but right now he's more of a complimentary player with big-play potential.

None of this is a sleight to James, but beyond statistics (in two different conferences against different opponents) and being "short"...these guys just aren't the same.

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Looking at the roster this time of year is pretty much where we are at in terms of "making it thorugh the off-season without going crazy due to the lack of football".

In doing so, I noticed some trends that are not all that alarming...but interesting nonetheless. The main thing I noticed is the youth on this team. Granted this time of year teams have signed a considerable number of rookies via the draft and also those free-agents who weren't drafted.

I did the math and the average age is a whopping 25 years old at this point. The mean age is 24 and 81 of the 90 players currently on the roster are under the age of 30.

Now, doing some rudimentary roster projections, mostly assuming that the guys from last year will make the team again (minus one or two here and there)...I come up with an average age on the 53-man roster of 26 years old, with the top 45 players under the age of 30.

Of the eight guys over the age of 30, three of them are special teams players, one is Randy Moss, and only four are starters on offense or defense.

Bottom-line? The team's future looks bright and the strategy of building through the draft while resisting big-name free-agents has seemingly paid-off in terms of having youthful players who should be able to play at high-levels for a while.

Kudos Mr. Baalke.

According to a tweet today by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, former Bengals safety Chris Crocker could be visiting San Francisco before his travels are all said and done. Birkett covers the Lions, a team with which Crocker just finished visiting. Birkett mentioned that Crocker was scheduled to visit Arizona as well and that a decision regarding where he would sign was expected to come soon.

I find this interesting given the 49ers current depth at the safety position. Granted Dashon Goldson might not be back beyond 2012 (currently franchised), but with C.J. Spillman signed to a three-year deal this off-season it would seem the team has relative confidence in him, too.

The team also drafted Trenton Robinson in the sixth round to add to speedster and special-teams-ace Colin Jones. Mark LeGree was also signed to a futures contract after being released by Seattle last season.

Crocker would bring veteran presence to the position, perhaps something the 49ers feel is needed...at least through training camp. Still I'd guess that he won't sign if he thinks he is only camp-fodder...so it will be interesting to see.

I'm going to be the first one to say this is a ridiculous premise...but I thought it was an interesting idea, so humor me.

In 2011 when the 49ers signed Braylon Edwards everyone wondered which number he would wear. The number 17 was his number in Cleveland and New York, but was held by Dominique Zeigler. The 49ers haven't been a team that has guys giving up their numbers, selling them to new players, etc.

Edwards chose the number 81, which brought back memories of Terrell Owens...some good, I'd venture most bad. At some point Braylon mentioned that it was temporary. Of course the conclusion some would draw was: Does this mean Ziggy is likely to be cut?

It turns out Zeigler was released after training camp, seemingly never the same after his knee injury in 2010. Edwards snatched-up the number 17 and wore it during the rest of his time in San Francisco.

More after the jump.

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So the 2012 NFL Draft has come and gone and the team has rounded out it's training-camp roster with undrafted free-agents (UDFA's). We know what they've invested in each player on the team from a monetary and draft-pick standpoint...the only logical thing to do next is to project the final 53-man roster.

It's a right of passage this time of year. In the list of things we have to do as football fans between the Superbowl and the following season kicking off, it has it's place. We'll certainly do even more of it as the lull before camp arrives in July.

Personally I just can't wait to do this, though. This year it's particularly juicy due to the talent on the team...well, there's just so much of it. No matter who makes the roster there will be players who don't that will certainly be scooped-up and probably remain on another team's active roster for much of the season.

There are just not enough openings on a talented team who is returning most of it's starters from a previous season that saw them nearly go to the Super Bowl.

After the jump, let's get right into it.

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As is usually the case the frenzy to sign players who weren't drafted has begun. In fact the 49ers are saying publicly that their training-camp roster is nearly filled already. It was a roster that boasts good depth returning from last season and it was going to be hard for even some of the late round draft-picks to make it...so what kind of chances do the UDFA's have?

I won't pretend to know a ton about every player on the list right now. I do have some thoughts though and have been thinking about roster projections while I should be sleeping (at 2AM last night, for instance). Although UDFA's seem like they have zero shot at making a talented roster...there are always guys who have a great camp and actually look better than some of the existing depth.

There is one guy in particular that I know a little bit about, being an Iowa Hawkeyes fan.

"Who did we get from Iowa?" you might be saying.

The guy's name is Jewel Hampton and while he didn't finish his college career at Iowa, he did spend some time there and had a heck of a freshman year backing up "the back", Shonn Greene.

More on Hampton after the jump.

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Well color me speechless, again. I had to sit and soak that one in. I didn't foresee us taking another smaller RB after the Kendall Hunter pick last year. I've read some things, got some ideas, so here's my "settled-down" thoughts on the pick.

Obviously the 49ers feel that Hunter can carry the load between the tackles. Brandon Jacobs isn't young and isn't signed beyond 2012. Anthony Dixon likely wont survive the roster cuts now that LaMichael James has been added (unless he beats out the aforementioned Jacobs). Heck, even special teamer Rock Cartwright is technically a RB and has done well when called upon in limited duty.

James gives the 49ers the ability to move a guy all around the formation. He could replace Ted Ginn altogether, actually. He can go in motion and run the fly sweep. He can return kicks and punts. He can line up as a receiver much like Darren Sproles does for New Orleans.

He's the utility player a mad-scientist like Greg Roman can use in the most unpredictable ways. I don't have any doubt that we'll start seeing James on the field, heck, maybe even with Frank Gore AND Hunter at the same time. Put Vernon Davis and a wide receiver like A.J. Jenkins on the field and just who do you defend? All of them are shifty and many of them have power. A mismatch waiting to happen.

After the jump, some scouting on James.

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Well I don't know about you but that was a whirlwind first-round of the NFL Draft last night. The new rookie wage-scale slotting system really opened up the floor for trades, and teams that trade-up know exactly who they want...meaning the picks come in fast and furious.

Our own 49ers selected A.J. Jenkins, a wide receiver from Illinois, with the 30th pick. It came as a surprise to even God Himself, ok...maybe not, but He would have been the ONLY one who saw this coming. Still, after looking at tape and reading more on him I think that although the draft "experts" and prognosticators might feel Jenkins was a reach...he could turn out to be one helluva player.

At any rate today starts rounds two and three with the remainder of the draft finishing up this weekend. Let's take a look at the talent that's still on the board for the 49ers entering rounds two through seven.

Obviously the team didn't address the perceived need at right guard, yet. There are still some real quality guys left on the board who project well to the position...in fact, two or three of them could have very well been first round picks last night according to some.

There's also depth at the cornerback position, pass rusher, 5-tech defensive end, running back, and safety to consider.

After the jump we'll dive into who's left!

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Well, it certainly was...interesting to say the least. I don't think anybody, not even A.J. Jenkins' mother, thought that he would become a first round pick. Now, that doesn't mean he's a reach just because the draft "experts" didn't predict it or advocate it. Let's remember, it's the NFL GM's who get paid millions each year with the only job being: find the best players to draft for our team.

The interesting thing is how calm the 49ers' war-room appeared throughout the entire first round. I expected them to call about a potential trade-up earlier when David DeCastro lasted so long. Then I expected some calls about trading down with guys like Cordy Glenn, Janoris Jenkins, etc. still available.

Trent Baalke and Jim Harbaugh just sat back in their chairs relaxed the entire time. This from Matt Maiocco might explain why:

Jim Harbaugh: GM Trent Baalke wrote "AJ Jenkins" and put it in envelope last night. He was guy 49ers targeted in that spot.

The scouting on Jenkins reads like he's got a lot of ability. He's fast, runs good vertical routes, has savvy and concentration to his game that is often uncommon for college wide receivers. The only real knocks on him are that he's thin-framed, not real physical, and hasn't proven he can beat press-coverage thus-far.

Granted he'll need to learn these skills and bulk-up some in the NFL...but let's be honest. The 49ers needed deep threats to both take pressure off of Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter in the run game, and ALSO to force defenses to cover someone other than Vernon Davis.

Ted Ginn wasn't that guy. Sure he got open, but he couldn't come down with many of the catches that came his way. Jenkins on the other hand has excellent hands. He is a natural plucker of the football meaning that he hand-catches the ball away from his body. He has fast, active hands that snatch the ball from the air.

He's also adept at finding holes in zone coverage. He seems to always find a way to get between the Cover-2 CB and safety, or find which safety is biting the inside seam or slant route, and run the sideline deep for six.

Here are some of the accolades that Jenkins earned while at Illinois:

• Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist
• First-Team All-Big Ten (coaches / media)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
• CFPA National Wide Receiver of the Week (10/10)
• Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week (10/3)
• CFPA National Wide Receiver of the Week (10/3)

Here are Jenkins stats from his senior year as well. You can see he was very productive with a high YPC as well.

All in all I think we need to give this kid a chance. If Trent Baalke was convinced that Jenkins was worth the 30th overall pick, then he was worth the 30th overall pick. He seems like a very humble kid who will come in and learn, work hard, and might surprise everyone.

The Arizona Cardinals just made their selection in the 2012 NFL Draft, taking Michael Floyd, a wide receiver from Notre Dame. Larry Fitzgerald had been "pounding on the table" for the Cardinals to take Floyd in order to free him up with less double coverage.

Floyd is a big, instinctive receiver who plays with power in both the run and pass game. He almost always win in a fight for the ball and should be add yet another bailout for the quarterback, Lord knows who that is/should be.

Were it not for off the field issues involving alcohol and DUI's, Floyd might have gone even before Justin Blackmon in this draft. Still this addition adds another weapon against whom the 49ers must defend...which matters to this writer considerably.

The other pick that would have made loads (perhaps even more) of sense was Riley Reiff, offensive tackle of Iowa. Having a shaky QB situation and a porous offensive line could mean that Floyd won't have much chance to make an impact whatsoever.

Still the Cardinals obviously felt like they needed to give Kevin Kolb some weapons and that protection wasn't as important. I agree. Plus, that means if he get's hurt the GM can say, "Hey, what are ya gonna do...Injuries happen." and quietly replace Kolb with a real QB.

Follow along with the entire NFL draft at SB Nation's main story stream and at Mocking The Draft. For more on the NFC West, you can check out Turf Show Times for the St. Louis Rams, Revenge of the Birds for the Arizona Cardinals and Field Gulls for the Seattle Seahawks.

At this point we probably know quite a bit about the wide receivers and offensive guards in the draft since those are the positions on which the media is primarily focusing. That and, of course, Coby Fleener.

As I've said before though, the team needs to draft future starters at some key positions where age and contract status will very soon become a factor. For instance, how much would the defense suffer if Justin Smith's game drops off to a point far below where he is now?

Smith is arguably among the top two or three guys on defense in terms of impact on it's success. The depth behind him is promising, but unknown to a degree. At any rate, I don't think we can say we have anyone near his level on the current roster.

Looking at that situation leads us to a guy like Jared Crick from Nebraska. In fact, he reminds me some of Smith in that he's a hard worker, blue-collar, not overly special in anything measurable but successful nonetheless. Now, Crick is't going to be ready for the heavy lifting right away, but then again, we all hope that Smith can keep playing at a high level for the next few years.

After the jump, some scouting.

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With all of the talk about the seemingly one-and-only need, right guard, something is getting lost in the shuffle: Alex Boone being tried-out at that spot. I've been open about my feelings on Boone's ability, so to me I think he's practically a shoe-in to win the job if he's indeed being considered there and it's not just a smoke-screen.

From all of the recent tape of Boone (including him filling in for Joe Staley nearly an entire game vs. Arizona in December of 2011) is outstanding. I've re-watched that Cardinals game a few times and it's simply hard to find a single play where Boone made any egregious mistake. In fact, he didn't seem to have any trouble whatsoever with the array of rushers sent his way.

This leads me to believe that he can very easily handle the less-demanding RG spot and probably will win said job.

After the jump, let's take a look at the domino effect this will have on the line.

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I thought I'd start looking at some guys who would be available in the mid-to-late portions of the draft, now that we've talked about a few options for the first and second rounds. We may come back to the "top" prospects again, but this way we have a big picture of the draft as well.

Grant (GrantMP1) and I have participated in quite a few mocks this year and have also discussed many prospects. One we like a lot for value is Greg Childs. He was talked about as a potential first-round pick before a torn patellar tendon and a slow return from said injury hurt his stock dramatically. As of now he looks to be fully healthy and able to perform all of the duties of a wide receiver.

Childs participated in the combine and his pro-day, showing improvement from one to the other. He was impressive in position drills and there's no reason to believe his medical wont check out fully at this point. Of course, the team will do their due-diligence to determine that...but we're working off of that assumption.

When healthy Childs was a beast: a big-bodied receiver with a huge wingspan and excellent body-control. He's not a burner from a speed perspective but his strength and physicality allows him to beat press coverage initially and his ball skills mean he can come down with the catch even when contested. He'd be an instant help in the red-zone.

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Aldon Smith and Ahmad Brooks make a great set of bookends at the outside linebacker position. Both are great pass rushers, which makes them impact players. The saying goes: You can never have too many pass rushers. I'd hate to see the defense regress were one of them to get injured. Lord knows Parys Haralson isn't a natural rusher.

Enter a guy I really like on the outside. Bruce Irvin was used as a pin-your-ears-back-and-go type of guy in West Virginia's 3-3-5 Nickel defense. Simply put: He's a pure pass-rusher.

He really reminds me a lot of Aldon Smith in the way he rushes. He fires off the ball violently, works around the edge, then uses his club to force the offensive tackle off of his frame. He can use the club to counter inside and has a real nose for finding the QB.

I'd love to draft him in the second round and use him in a pass-rush rotation in Nickel defense. Bring him a long slowly like Aldon was and figure he will become the primary backup at OLB as soon as 2013.

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Continuing the profiles of 2012 NFL Draft prospects, we take a look at David Wilson of Virginia Tech. Most of you know how I feel about addressing the RB position sooner-than-later in order to prevent having a rookie pass-protecting and/or carrying the ball in crucial situations. Let's bring in potential future starters now and let them learn behind one of the best in Frank Gore...before they're called into action.

Tangent aside, Wilson is my third ranked RB behind Trent Richardson and Doug Martin. He could possibly come off the board in the late first or early second round depending on how aggressive teams are. The drop-off in talent after Wilson is fairly significant in my mind.

Wilson ran inside and outside at VT. He's a shifty guy who can get to the edge, but he was also pretty successful between the tackles. He doesn't go down easily and has the quickness to press the hole before it closes. He also has great breakaway speed once he hits the open field.

He's got thick legs and a "bubble", built to withstand the punishment of running inside in the NFL. He likes to run hard, described as a "one-cut guy", and has the balance to bounce off tackles if defenders don't wrap him up. He's natural catching passes off his frame as well.

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Another position that could potentially be upgraded and stocked with fresh young talent via the NFL draft is cornerback. One of my favorites at this position, though not the top rated prospect, is Brandon Boykin of Georgia.

Boykin is a very athletic guy, an electric returner as well, and plays fast on the football field. He has un-coachable traits that if developed could see him as one of the league's better players at the CB position. As of right now he's somewhat raw, but man is he entertaining to watch. Not only does he return kicks and punts, but he's taken hand-offs on offense and even caught passes including a touchdown against Michigan State.

After the jump we'll take a look at some scouting notes.

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I wont lie, this is one of my favorite draft prospects this year. A small-school kid who dominated his competition, often tossing them around like rag-dolls...remind you of anyone?

It should remind you of the 49ers own Mike Iupati who, like Amini Silatolu, played for a small school yet was an absolute beast (who beasted and was beasting). Silatolu however was a left tackle at Midwestern State whereas Iupati played left guard at Idaho, his eventual position in the NFL as well.

Still, I think it gives Silatolu a nice advantage having faced edge rushers and moving his feet in pass protection on the left side. When I watch him play though, I see a guard playing tackle in terms of mindset. He's mean, nasty, likes to pancake one guy then run down the field and shove another. These are the things I loved about "Big Mike", too.

Most agree that Silatolu will in fact need to move inside to guard at the NFL level. I can only imagine having him opposite Iupati and the destruction that would befall anyone who tried to get in their collective way.

After the jump, some quick scouting notes.

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Next in our draft profiles is a defnsive tackle from Penn State, Devon Still. I've been high on this young man for a while now as possibly the best 3-4 DE prospect in the draft. Recent pre-draft hype may have dropped his "stock" in that regard, but back when all we had was film...Still was the concensus pick for that honor.

Even at 6'5" 310lbs., he has the frame to get even bigger. He's a real penetrator, often finding his way into the backfield stopping the play before it starts. He's been knocked for his motor at times, so hopefully whichever coaching staff get's a hold of him can get him to play hard all the time.

Here's what National Football Post had to say about him:

When the pad level is down in the run game, the guy can anchor, shed and make plays off his frame. Is long armed, can gain inside leverage and use his power/quickness to rag doll blocks and disengage. Again, is doing a better job as a senior coming off the ball low and when he's motivated, keeps his pad level down and gets off the snap on time he can routinely threaten gaps or simply overwhelm on contact. Seems to be paying more attention to detail as a senior, as his ball awareness and snap recognition have both improved as well. Possesses the athleticism to get up and down the line defeating reach/slide down blocks, but again motor and passion both come into question with this guy.

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Starting, oh...I dunno, NOW, I'll be rolling out some brief scouting reports and commentary regarding some NFL Draft prospects who could be targets for the 49ers this year. I'll post some blurbs from a few scouting sites (Fooch may add more) along with my own personal feeling about the prospect.

First on the list, for no real reason, is Peter Konz, center from Wisconsin. He's a guy who could conceivable be available with the 49ers first round pick (30th overall). Why would the 49ers look at a center, you ask? I would answer the question with a question:

Who is the backup center should Jonathan Goodwin suffer an injury? Adam Snyder left in free-agency. Chase Beeler is a bit of an unknown after spending 2011 on the practice sqad. While it's been rumored that the 49ers two late-round offensive linemen from the 2011 draft might be groomed to play center, we've not seen either get any real time at the position.

The other answer is that most centers are also decent players at the guard position, which is certainly a need with both Snyder and Chilo Rachal (presumably) gone.

After the jump we take a look at a scouting report and my take.

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While participating in yet another mock draft this week (shocking, I know) myself and my co-GM's, Grant and Manraj, found ourselves in a bit of a quandry. We traded back from the 30th overall pick to the eighth pick in the second round (2.08) while picking up the 13th pick in the fourth round (4.13) along the way.

However once our pick 2.08 came up, we quickly realized that the best player on the board was running back David Wilson. You wouldn't consider RB a need, perhaps, but we hashed out some discussions and decided that we had to take the best player available, Wilson.

Now it's well known that I don't think Brandon Jacobs OR Anthony Dixon will make the roster in 2012. The primary reason is that neither are the long-term answer to replace Frank Gore, who's clearly in decline. Kendall Hunter could be some form of "feature back" but he can't take 100% (or even close) of the snaps. He needs a complimentary back.

After the jump, we'll delve further into this subject.

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I recently held another Twitter-based mock NFL Draft called #MockTre. The hashtag (#) makes it easy for anyone on Twitter to follow along with the picks and trades, etc. If you think hashtags are good with eggs and toast, nevermind.

Unlike the first mock I did, #VoteMock, this draft was a full seven rounds and featured a separate General Manager (GM) for each team. Each GM had two hours to make their selection in rounds one through four, and just one hour in rounds five through seven.

Trades were allowed but only current and future draft picks, NOT players on active rosters. I kept track of the draft order, GM's list, and results in a Google Doc. You can find all of this info here.

After the jump, we'll look at the 49ers "haul" of prospects in this week-long mock draft.

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