{"id":51020,"date":"2025-04-26T10:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51020"},"modified":"2025-04-26T10:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:43:34","slug":"john-lynch-sends-2-word-warning-to-49ers-draft-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=51020","title":{"rendered":"John Lynch Sends 2-Word Warning to 49ers Draft Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2202138201-e1745643878938.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2202138201-e1745643878938.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2202138201-e1745643878938.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2202138201-e1745643878938.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"John Lynch Sends 2-Word Warning to 49ers Draft Picks\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Justin Casterline\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>General Manager John Lynch and the 49ers added three players on the second day of the 2025 NFL draft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The San Francisco 49ers added three players during the second day of the 2025 NFL draft, selecting Texas defensive tackle Alfred Collins in the second round and Oklahoma State linebacker Nick Martin and Western Kentucky cornerback Upton Stout in the third round on April 26.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers picked Georgia EDGE rusher Mykel Williams with the 11th overall pick during the first round, providing new defensive coordinator Robert Salah with a young talent to develop opposite star defensive lineman Nick Bosa.<\/p>\n<p>General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan continued the focus on the defensive side of play in the second and third rounds.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by reporters if Williams, Collins and Martin will be day-one starters, Lynch said they will need to \u201cearn it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynch said they have \u201caspirations,\u201d they can start right way. \u201cWe think they all have qualities that can lend to being starters, but there is a lot of competition, a lot of good football players that are already here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Shanahan added about the defensive focus, \u201cYou always want to address your bigger needs, but you don\u2019t just draft to address needs, it\u2019s got to fit right. But we hoped it played out that way because we needed to do that. \u2026 It all worked out. We were able to fill probably our biggest needs on the team right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynch said they Williams, Collins and Martin were their top targets for the first three picks, and they were hoping to add a nickel cornerback with the fourth pick, with Stout among those they were interested in.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>GM John Lynch Said It Was a \u2018Good Day for the Niners\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Lynch said about Collins, \u201cAlfred, he\u2019s a guy that throughout the process just really zeroed in on him as a player at a spot that we really needed some help. And huge, huge human being, football player. Got a real skill set. We like the fact that in the pass game he can win quickly and we think he can develop some skills in the pass rush, he\u2019s really adept at batting balls down, he just affects the quarterback in a big way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynch added they expect Collins to be a \u201creal presence in the run game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About Martin, Lynch said he\u2019s a \u201crun and hit player \u2026 he fits our style of physicality and playing the game the right way. \u2026 Just had our type of player all over it. Swarms to the football and you feel him on the field. Not the biggest guy, but has long arms that kind of mimics Dre (Greenlaw) in a lot of ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenlaw left the 49ers as a free agent, joining the Denver Broncos, and Martin could help fill his spot alongside Fred Warner.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch added about Stout, \u201cHe\u2019s got the heart of a lion. He\u2019s got a lot of qualities we really like and I think translate really well to the nickel position. \u2026 Feisty is the word I\u2019d describe his play, his demeanor. He\u2019s got a lot of juice.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Lynch Said the Niners First 4 Picks Provide \u2018a Good Foundation\u2019 Heading Into the 3rd Day of the Draft<\/h2>\n<p>Lynch said the first two days of the draft provided \u201ca good foundation\u201d as the 49ers head into the third day. \u201cThis was a huge weekend for our organization. We love our core of guys, but there is a lot of opportunity on this roster right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch said he thinks there will continue to be quality starters on day 3. \u201cWe have a lot of work still to do,\u201d he said. \u201cYou never take these things for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Niners will have seven picks on the third day of the draft, starting with the 11th pick of the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Cleary is an editor and reporter who covers breaking news, fantasy sports, golf, the NFL, NBA and UFC. Tom is based in Connecticut and started his career working in local newspapers. He has worked at Heavy as a writer and editor since 2015. 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