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49ers luck into top CB prospect in Daniel Jeremiah mock draft

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With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror and the NFL scouting combine looming, we’re officially in the thick of mock draft season. While a flurry of mock drafts have been released with different predictions for what John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan could potentially do when the San Francisco 49ers are on the clock in April, few mocks turn heads like longtime NFL draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah.

The NFL.com draft analyst recently released his mock draft 2.0 for the first round with the 49ers landing a steal at No. 11 overall. Just outside the top 10, Jeremiah penned Michigan Wolverines cornerback Will Johnson to the 49ers. According to Jeremiah, Johnson fits with the 49ers due to scheme and size.

Via NFL.com:

Johnson is a scheme fit, and his size will play well in a division featuring wide receivers built like power forwards.

Read the full mock draft from Jeremiah here.
Johnson has widely been considered one of the top defensive backs in the 2025 draft class. Matt Miller of ESPN listed Johnson as his No. 3 overall player in his top-50 player rankings.
Johnson shined under Jim Harbaugh in Ann Arbor on the way to the Wolverines’ run to a national championship in 2023. In the national championship against Washington, Johnson notched an interception against Michael Penix Jr. along with four tackles while earning Defensive Player of the Game. As a sophomore in 2023, Johnson was named named a first-team All-American and first-team All-Big 10. Johnson recorded 27 combined tackles with four interceptions and four pass deflections.
The 6-foo-2 cornerback’s junior season was cut short due to a turf toe injury. In six games, Johnson tallied 14 tackles and a pair of pick-sixes for the Wolverines.
The first round of the NFL draft is set to begin on April 24 in Green Bay.