49ers draft wide receiver Ricky Pearsall at No. 31 in the first round


by SiliconBeat

SiliconBeat— Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall joins the 49ers’ vaunted offense as their first-round pick, No. 31 overall.

SFGate—49ers pull off NFL Draft shocker, take a wide receiver in first round. After a ton of speculation about the San Francisco 49ers potentially trading up in the first round of the NFL Draft, or adding more first-round picks by trading away a star receiver, the Niners ended up staying and picking a wide receiver. The 49ers stunned most of the experts by selecting Ricky Pearsall, a wide receiver out of Florida, with the No. 31 pick. For most of Thursday, reports around the 49ers were centered around the team potentially trading wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who has...

KEYT—The 49ers take Florida receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick in the NFL draft. By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer San Francisco took Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night to give the 49ers possible insurance if they can’t sign Brandon Aiyuk to a long-term deal. Pearsall had 65 catches for 965 yards and four touchdowns last season at

WBRZ—LSU's Jayden Daniels, two wide receivers expected to go first round in 2024 NFL Draft. BATON ROUGE - LSU's explosive offensive weapons from 2023 include a Heisman winner, Biletnikoff runner-up and the nation's leader in receiving touchdowns that project to hear their name called in Thursday's NFL Draft.Jayden Daniels, who finished with 5,061 total yards of offense, 50 total touchdowns, and the Heisman Trophy, is heavily projected to go second overall to the Washington Commanders. ESPN's Matt Miller projected him there in his mock draft, saying "Daniels would be a great fit with...