Drafting too late to snag one of the top WR's was a foreseeable problem in a position of need. No reason to reach now. With the top rated 3-4 DE still on the board this pick is easy.
The San Fransisco 49ers select... Stephon Tuitt DE Notre Dame.
Notre Dame defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt is the latest underclassmen to declare for the 2014 NFL Draft, telling SI.com on Sunday that he will forego his senior season with the Irish.
Tuitt is the No. 2-rated defensive end and No. 20 overall prospect, according to NFLDraftScout.com ratings. The only end currently rated ahead of Tuitt is South Carolina pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney (No. 2 overall).
Tuitt, 6-feet-5 and between 305-330 pounds, is currently No. 21 on NFLDraftScout.com Senior Analyst Rob Rang's Big Board despite an underwhelming junior season.
Highly athletic with the frame to star as either a 4-3 defensive tackle or 3-4 defensive end, Tuitt's upside is just too tantalizing to ignore.
Rang projects Tuitt to go No. 14 overall to the Chicago Bears in his Mock Draft, while fellow analyst Dane Brugler sees Tuitt slipping to the New England Patriots with the 28th overall pick.
Stephon Tuitt*, DE, Notre Dame
Height: 6-6. Weight: 312.
Projected 40 Time: 4.80.
Projected Round (2014): 1-2.
1/11/14: Tuitt gained a lot of weight over the offseason following surgery and wasn't as fast or quick-twitch in 2013. However, he still found a way to make some impact plays in most games. Tuitt has rare movement skills with great size. He fits every NFL defense in a variety of ways, so it seems very unlikely that he would fall out of the first round.
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