Air Jordan: 49ers’ fourth-round pick has the potential to be a day-three success story

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The 49ers sprung a surprise by selecting Jordan Watkins in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but it could prove to be a masterstroke of a pick. As I detailed ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft, the 49ers – in the first half of of the Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch era – had a track record of selecting wide receivers who were among my favorite prospects in their respective classes. A three-year run saw San Francisco take wideouts to whom I attached the label ‘dra