NFL Draft 2011: Are the San Francisco 49ers Unlucky Picking 7th Overall?

March 22, 2011   ·   Kyle Vassalo   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers underachieved and stumbled their way to a 6-10 record in 2010. On the bright side, head coach Jim Harbaugh has a high draft pick to work with in the 2011 NFL draft.
Then again, the 49ers have the seventh pick overall, which is as conducive to a bust as a face-up four in blackjack.
Let's take a look at the seventh-overall picks from 2000-2010.
 
2000: Thomas Jones
Jones has had an above-average NFL career. For the seventh pick overall, it has been nothing short of a disappointment.
Jones was supposed to be the complete back coming out of college, but failed to even eclipse 600 rushing yards in a season with the Arizona Cardinals. He improved tremendously once he matured as a running back, but that was no consolation to the Cardinals, who blew their pick entirely.
 
2001: Andre Carter
There is no need to explain how much of a disappointment Carter was to the San Francisco 49ers.
Fans know all too well abo...

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