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The defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers went into the draft with obvious holes at defensive tackle and receiver, and a hidden one at left tackle where Joe Staley had told them he planned to retire. After filling the first two spots on day one of the draft with Jevon Kinlaw and Brandon Aiyuk, the 49ers managed to fill the other on Saturday when they acquired seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams from Washington for two draft picks. The ability to pull off that trade made the decision by coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to bypass tackle Tristan Wirfs to take Kinlaw pay off despite a couple of days of nervous waiting.
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