Though the 49ers have had their fair share of misses during the Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch era, they have typically drafted well. The Niners have found stars and key contributors and done an excellent job of identifying talent in the later rounds.
One area in which the jury is still out, however, is in the Niners’ ability to draft and develop offensive linemen.
For starters, the 49ers simply haven’t drafted that many OL since Shanahan and Lynch took over. San Francisco has made 49 draft selections since 2017 and spent only seven of them on offensive linemen. That’s just over 14 percent of their draft capital.
