San Francisco 49ers
Projected cap: $47.4 million
Top target: Alshon Jeffery (WR)
It’s a virtual guarantee that the San Francisco 49ers will go after a quarterback early in the 2017 NFL draft. Blaine Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick have taken their turns at trying to win the job. Thus far their attempts have been underwhelming at best. Chip Kelly, if he does end up staying, will want a guy he can build his offense around. Such young quarterbacks of course will need weapons at wide receiver. Weapons the 49ers are severely lacking at this moment in time.
Alshon Jeffery would be just the ticket they could hope for. He’s a big receiver with strong hands who wins the majority of one-on-one battles against corners. On top of that he’s deceptively good at creating big plays down the field. These are all things Kelly just doesn’t have with any of the other receivers. That combination of size and vertical ability. Jeffery will be expensive but talents like him are hard to find. It would be worth it, assuming the Bears aren’t able to lock him up.