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2017 NFL Mock Draft Week 9: 49ers Get Edge-rusher

By Carl Cockerham

Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) and defensive lineman Reggie Chevis (13) celebrate a defensive stop against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) and defensive lineman Reggie Chevis (13) celebrate a defensive stop against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) and defensive lineman Reggie Chevis (13) celebrate a defensive stop against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies edge-rusher Myles Garrett (15) and defensive lineman Reggie Chevis (13) celebrate a defensive stop against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

The 2017 NFL Draft doesn’t look very promising for the QB position. So the San Francisco 49ers decide to go with an edge-rusher at No. 2 overall.

Edge-rusher is the hot position in this mock draft as they go off the board at No. 1 and No. 2. Many have the San Francisco 49ers taking a QB At No. 2 overall. But it looks like this year’s QB class is weak and the best two prospects are edge rushers.

Defense wins championships and turns losing teams around teams faster anyway. If you can adversely affect the way an opposing QB plays, your team will be a tough out. The Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl last year because of Von Miller, not Peyton Manning.

Myles Garrett and Tim Williams are the two best edge-rushers on the board for 2017. And without a doubt, they should be the first two prospects that come off the board. Everyone loves their QBs but I only have one with a 1st-round grade and he’s not a sure thing immediately.

Turn the page to see how this mock draft reflects all that.

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