{"id":858371,"date":"2026-04-07T06:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858371\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:50:19","slug":"controversial-ot-prospect-finds-his-way-to-49ers-in-cbs-sports-latest-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858371\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial OT prospect finds his way to 49ers in CBS Sports’ latest mock"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco 49ers haven’t selected an offensive lineman in Round 1 of the NFL Draft since taking tackle Mike McGlinchey back in 2018, but that trend could change quickly with some short- and long-term needs on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Picking 27th overall, general manager John Lynch might not be too impressed with the array of pass-rushers who may be available, and the needs at wide receiver were largely solved (at least in the interim) by signing veterans Mike Evans and Christian Kirk.<\/p>\n

So, why not an offensive lineman?<\/p>\n

While Utah’s Caleb Lomu seems to be gaining traction as of late<\/a>, another reasonable possibility is Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor.<\/p>\n

And a risky one at that. <\/p>\n

But, should Proctor be the Niners’ selection in Round 1, CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco lays out a scenario that might benefit all parties in the long run.<\/p>\n

Pete Prisco: Kadyn Proctor can benefit by learning from Trent Williams<\/p>\n

Prisco’s second mock draft<\/a> ahead of the April 23 kickoff date has the 6-foot-7 Proctor going to San Francisco at No. 27 overall, but even the CBS Sports analysts acknowledges the high-ceiling, low-floor nature of the boom-or-bust prospect.<\/p>\n

However, there’s room for the rookie to learn behind one of the NFL’s best, future Hall of Fame tackle Trent Williams:<\/p>\n

“When focused, he is dominant. Spending a year learning from Trent Williams will really help his game. He just needs more from a play-to-play standpoint.”<\/p>\n

Granted, Williams and the 49ers are at a contractual stalemate, although there seems to be progress as of late <\/a>to a resolution. But, with Williams turning 38 years old this summer, a long-term succession plan needs to be in place.<\/p>\n

That’s where Prisco sees Proctor coming into play.<\/p>\n

The only argument against this, though, is the Niners would be using a first-round pick on a player who likely wouldn’t provide much (if any) impact right away. That might discourage Lynch and Co. from going after someone who’d need a year’s time to develop, especially with several other glaring roster needs in clear view.<\/p>\n

But, if Proctor is in the mix, having Williams around to coach him wouldn’t be the worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers haven’t selected an offensive lineman in Round 1 of the NFL Draft since taking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,7,6,1161,252,2624,2623],"class_list":{"0":"post-858371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-san-francisco","12":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","13":"tag-sanfrancisco","14":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116362100054709338","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}