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It makes more sense from this perspective.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch has been receiving\u00a0plenty of criticism as of late\u00a0for the many reaches his team had throughout the 2026 NFL Draft, including Indiana running back Kaelon Black in Round 3 and Ole Miss wide receiver De\u2019Zhaun Stribling with the very first pick of the second round.<\/p>\n

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Black\u2019s case, in particular, is unique because the Niners had nearly all day on April 24 to consider the selection after trading down twice in Round 1 to bump their first pick to No. 33 overall.<\/p>\n

And yet Stribling was widely viewed as a late second- or early third-round pick, at best. That classifies as a reach, and San Francisco is certainly\u00a0hearing about it from analysts and pundits.<\/p>\n

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That said, the reach might be a bit easier to swallow if one takes something into consideration.<\/p>\n

De\u2019Zhaun Stribling isn\u2019t a 49ers reach if fans consider this perspective<\/h2>\n

Again, the 49ers traded down twice, the first taking place after the Cleveland Browns grabbed Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion, a prospect widely linked to Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan.<\/p>\n

If Stribling was the No. 2 option on the Niners\u2019 big board, they seemed to understand his value 33rd overall wasn\u2019t great, which helps explain why\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero reported San Francisco was listening to calls for that pick leading up to the round\u2019s kickoff:<\/p>\n

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From that vantage point, it appears as if the 49ers felt they could still trade down and land Stribling. However, no trade materialized, meaning Lynch and Shanahan either had to take the Ole Miss receiver at that point or wait and gamble on him being there 37 picks later when they were scheduled to be back on the clock.<\/p>\n

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The 49ers opted to go with the first choice.<\/p>\n

That resulted in the pick being classified as a reach, sparking many of the criticisms going on right now.<\/p>\n

Granted, should Stribling wind up being an impact player within a couple of years, no one will question the Niners\u2019 decision.<\/p>\n

But if he flops, those criticisms ultimately won\u2019t go quiet despite San Francisco\u2019s apparent realization Stribling wasn\u2019t a 33rd-overall-caliber prospect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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