The San Francisco 49ers have a lot of flexibility with the No. 27 pick. Without any glaring needs at the moment, the team can either take the best player available, target a player of interest or even trade back if they want to wait and pick up more draft capital in the process.

For the sake of the exercise, FOX Sports’ Rob Rang projected a trade for every pick of the first round. It resulted in some truly wild scenarios, but landed a great option for the 49ers overall.

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In Rang’s mock, the 49ers traded back two spots with the Kansas City Chiefs to the No. 29 pick. While KC took San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson with the 49ers’ original pick, San Francisco drafted Texas A&M receiver KC Concepcion at No. 29.

Even after the signings of veterans Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, the 49ers have been kicking the tires on several wideouts expected to be drafted in the first round. San Francisco knows all too well the impact that Rashid Shaheed had for the Seahawks a year ago. Concepcion is a similar brand of playmaker in the receiving, running and return game. The 49ers should be able to get at least Kansas City’s fifth-round pick (#148) for this small move down, which would give San Francisco an enviable five picks in a 22-selection span early on Day 3.

Concepcion has already been mocked to the 49ers at No. 27, so moving back two spots to take him would be a coup for the 49ers. It would give San Francisco a versatile weapon they haven’t really had at the position since Deebo Samuel’s prime seasons and would also insulate them from injury to Evans and Kirk, two players who are older and have had some injury problems recently.

In three seasons, Concepcion racked up 185 receptions for 2,218 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also returned 25 punts for 456 yards and two scores in 2025.

The 49ers can always use more offensive firepower, and Concepcion offers a different type of player than Evans and Kirk and would be a fun complement to Ricky Pearsall.

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