146 pick.Eric Branch has worked at the San Francisco Chronicle since 2011 as the 49ers beat writer. news 14 49ers … 49ers’ best and worst draft picks since 2000: From Kaepernick to Carmazzi Eric Branch April 17, 2020 Updated: April 17, 2020 5:14 p.m. Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest Here's the 20 worst picks in franchise history. Garnett never displayed such ferocity during a three-season tenure that included 11 starts, injuries to his knee, toe, thumb and finger and thinly veiled remarks from general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan that expressed doubt about his competitiveness and desire.The 49ers often paid for drafting players with character concerns during this era, but Bowman was an exception: He slid down draft boards because of trouble at Penn State that included an on-campus fight that led to a suspension.The 49ers selected James when Gore was about to turn 29, fueling speculation the Heisman Trophy finalist was his heir apparent.After GM Trent Baalke made this pick, a perplexed reporter (OK, it was me) posed this question: “Why not just take a guy who comes in healthy and ready to go?”The final career tally: two QB hits and two disappearing acts.Interestingly, Carmazzi and Brady made their NFL debuts July 31, 2000, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, a 20-0 New England win in Canton, Ohio.That qualifies as a solid selection.The 49ers have hit home runs on defense with players identifiable by their last names: Bosa and Buckner and Bowman.James was out of the NFL a year after the 49ers granted his wish.Of course, Staley quickly found his footing. “He will be ready to go. 13 pick for his services.Grabbing the running back with the third-most rushing yards in NFL history in the third round?Gore was the sixth running back selected, going 11 picks after Eric Shelton and eight picks before Vernand Morency.Buckner, who was dealt to the Colts in March, was the best player the 49ers have traded since they parted with wide receiver Terrell Owens in 2004.“He will be healthy,” Baalke said.
With the pick acquired from Philadelphia, the 49ers selected versatile tight end Charlie Woerner. And even he doubted if he belonged as a rookie when he was humiliated by Hall of Fame pass rusher Michael Strahan in his sixth career start.Kaepernick probably will be best remembered for the way he left the NFL, but the social activist blazed quite a trail on the field before he was blackballed. So that’s a simple answer to a simple question.”And after 20 drafts this century — and with the next NFL Crapshoot beginning Thursday night — The Chronicle had the idea of naming the 49ers’ best and worst draft picks among eight position units since 2000.And they were right. He owns more road playoff wins (three) than Joe Montana and Steve Young combined, has three of the top six rushing performances by a QB in NFL postseason history, directed the biggest comeback in NFC Championship Game history and is the only QB to pass for 300 yards and rush for 60 in a Super Bowl.We haven’t forgotten about Patrick Willis, the No. 11 pick in 2007.Redmond, who had torn his ACL six months earlier, wasn’t healthy. And he was released during the 2017 season after a tenure that included zero snaps and two stints on injured reserve.One nickname: The Brothers in Harm.His bark was worse than his bite. Amobi Okoye (DT) The 49ers enter the 2020 NFL draft with two first-round picks. Before that, he covered the 49ers for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat in 2010. 31, the 49ers released him after a 16-game tenure that included three arrests, two on suspicion of domestic violence.Brady has said his first NFL game was particularly meaningful because Montana, his boyhood hero who was part of the 2000 Hall of Fame class, was watching from the sideline.Kittle doesn’t have a moment to rival The Catch, but, after two Pro Bowl seasons and the NFL’s record for receiving yards by a tight end in one season (1,377 in 2018), he’s clearly a historic catch.Goldson, a No. As the 49ers gear up for their first remote NFL Draft, Lynch reviewed offseason moves, the state of picks 13 and 31, Marquise Goodwin's future in San Francisco and more.