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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Wild Trade Throws Top 10 Out of Whack

By Erik Lambert

Oct 15, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal defensive tackle Solomon Thomas (90) celebrates after a tackle in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins in a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal defensive tackle Solomon Thomas (90) celebrates after a tackle in the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins in a NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reuben Foster (10) tackles Clemson Tigers running back Wayne Gallman (9 in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reuben Foster (10) tackles Clemson Tigers running back Wayne Gallman (9 in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

4. San Francisco 49ers (via JAX)

ILB. Alabama. Reuben Foster . 4. player. 42. The pressure to take a quarterback will be overwhelming for the San Francisco 49ers for obvious reasons. Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert aren’t their answers anymore. Yet the problems with this team go far beyond just that position. There are so many things they need to fix. They already have 10 picks in this draft and that still doesn’t feel like enough. So they trade back for more and then take the best possible player on the board. <p>Losing NaVarro Bowman to another knee injury opened the flood gates for the 49ers run defense this year. The linebacker position, once a great strength has collapse into disorder. Bringing in Reuben Foster is the first step towards turning things around. He was a force at Alabama, flying around the field making tackles, filling gaps and hurting people in general. The man he’s reminding people of? Patrick Willis. Need we say more.</p>

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