Why 2015 Season Is Make-or-Break Opportunity for 49ers’ 2013 Draft Class

May 23, 2015   ·   Nicholas McGee   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers have had some pretty good drafts under general manager Trent Baalke. Since he took over as general manager, the Niners have acquired the likes of NaVorro Bowman, Aldon Smith, Colin Kaepernick through the draft, while their 2014 class was widely praised as one of the best in the league. However, the jury is still out on the 2013 crop.
Baalke has one bad draft to his name, which came in 2012 and at this point has to be considered a write-off with just one player, Joe Looney, remaining on the roster. The 2013 group is well ahead of that class in terms of talent but goes into the 2015 season with plenty to prove.
Of the 11 players added in 2013, seven are still with the team, yet only first-round pick Eric Reid has been a starter so far in his career. With San Francisco losing a number of key players in the offseason, that could well be about to change.
Let's start, though, by looking at Reid, who the 49ers moved up to No. 18 in the first round to get...

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