SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the sixth time in the past eight drafts, the 49ers’ top pick is a defensive lineman, this time summoning USC’s Drake Jackson at No. 61 overall in the second round.
Fittingly, it was Arik Armstead who announced Jackson’s selection — as a “linebacker” — at the draft in Las Vegas.
Jackson is the latest in a line of top-pick defensive linemen, preceded by Armstead (2015, No. 17 overall), DeForest Buckner (2016, No. 7), Solomon Thomas (2017, No. 3), Nick Bosa (2019, No. 2) and Javon Kinlaw (2020, No. 14).
