{"id":271987,"date":"2026-04-17T04:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271987\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T04:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:18:40","slug":"2026-nfl-mock-draft-san-francisco-49ers-select-wide-receiver-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271987\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Mock Draft: San Francisco 49ers select wide receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The 49ers are just about as well run of an organization as you\u2019ll find in the NFL under Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. They draft well (generally), make shrewd moves in free agency, and reward their players in a sustainable way. Their offensive scheme is often at the forefront of NFL trends and they have the players to elevate that scheme to the next level. But year after year, they struggle for the same reason: health. Whether you believe in the electrical substation theory or not, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/san-francisco\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Francisco&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco<\/a> routinely sits near the top of the league in games missed by starters due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This year, the 49ers pass-catching corp is highlighted by (missed games over the past two seasons in parentheses):<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/40892\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ricky Pearsall;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ricky Pearsall&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ricky Pearsall<\/a> (14)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/27535\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mike Evans;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mike Evans&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Evans<\/a> (12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/31017\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christian Kirk;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Christian Kirk&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Kirk<\/a> (13)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/30259\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:George Kittle;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;George Kittle&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Kittle<\/a> (8) and<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/30121\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christian McCaffrey;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Christian McCaffrey&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian McCaffrey<\/a> (13)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While reserves like <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/34374\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jake Tonges;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jake Tonges&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Tonges<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/29360\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Demarcus Robinson;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Demarcus Robinson&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Demarcus Robinson<\/a> have stepped up well at times, this offense has been lacking serious juice since moving on from <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/31868\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deebo Samuel;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Deebo Samuel&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deebo Samuel<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/32695\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brandon Aiyuk;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brandon Aiyuk&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Aiyuk<\/a>\u2019s injury\/contract situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Enter Omar Cooper Jr., wide receiver out of Indiana. While most famous for his spectacular catch to save Indiana\u2019s perfect season against Penn State, his calling card is his toughness both at the catch point and afterwards. He has elite RAC potential, and pairing that with the Shanahan scheme is a dangerous proposition.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Working primarily as a slot receiver, Cooper Jr. paced the national champion Hoosiers with a 70\/916\/13 line. While his top-end speed isn\u2019t quite elite and he lacks the build of the aforementioned Deebo Samuel, he projects as a dangerous run-after-catch option for whatever team drafts him. His blocking could also use improvement, but that can be taught and he clearly has the toughness and energy to develop into a positive in that phase as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">All in all, Omar Cooper Jr. provides San Francisco with a scheme-perfect fit who can contribute from Day 1, with a talent level that has many notable draft analyst projecting him inside the top 20. At 27, San Fransisco not only finds a great value but also a perfect fit within the scheme and state of the organization as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>2026 BGN Mock Draft Order<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1) Raiders (Mailata_in_a_Miata): Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana<br \/>2) Jets (Dr.MidnightGreen): Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State<br \/>3) Cardinals (grantspectations): Spencer Fano, OT, Utah<br \/>4) Titans (DrBubbles): Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame<br \/>5) Giants (ablesser88): <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/337887\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sonny Styles;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sonny Styles&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sonny Styles<\/a>, LB, Ohio State<br \/>6) Browns (kjb304): Olaivavega Ioane, OG, Penn State<br \/>7) Commanders (Jerry Robinson 56): Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State<br \/>8) Saints (VetStadiumSection358): David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech<br \/>9) Chiefs (Hoosinole): <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/404384\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Caleb Downs;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Caleb Downs&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Downs<\/a>, S, Ohio State<br \/>10) <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bengals&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals<\/a> (chuckelberryfinn): Francis Mauigoa, OT, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/miami\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miami;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Miami&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami<\/a><br \/>11) Dolphins (phillyfan): Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State<br \/>12) Cowboys (ejdubya): Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami<br \/>13) Rams (All_Hail_Howie): Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU<br \/>14) Ravens (215T1LL1D1e): Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia<br \/>15) Buccaneers (pascofljoe): Makai Lemon, WR, USC<br \/>16) Jets (Euegene11): <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/403406\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ty Simpson;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ty Simpson&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Simpson<\/a>, QB, Alabama<br \/>17) Lions (BCHaas): Blake Miller, OT, Clemson<br \/>18) Vikings (The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop): Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon<br \/>19) Panthers (jaynase): Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon<br \/>20) Cowboys (Cravin\u2019 LeBlanc): Jermod McCoy, CB, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tennessee;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tennessee&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee<\/a><br \/>21) <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steelers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a> (iam4theBirdz): Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn<br \/>22) Chargers (Aint1stULast): Kadyn Proctor, OL, Alabama<br \/>23) Eagles (Philly21): Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State<br \/>24) Browns (FierceDisc65): Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah<br \/>25) Bears (jazztafari): Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri<br \/>26) Bills (PhillyTexan): Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State<br \/>27) 49ers (granthill7): Omar Cooper Jr. WR, Indiana<br \/>28) Texans (CrackTheEaglesNut)<br \/>29) Chiefs (z)<br \/>30) Dolphins (Booth12)<br \/>31) Patriots (Niels Rosenquist)<br \/>32) Seahawks (J. Wil)<\/p>\n<p>2026 BGN Community Consensus Mock Draft<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Now it\u2019s YOUR TURN to vote for who you think should be selected with this pick.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">1) Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza<br \/>2) Jets: EDGE Arvell Reese<br \/>3) Cardinals: OT Francis Mauigoa<br \/>4) Titans: RB Jeremiyah Love<br \/>5) Giants: LB Sonny Styles<br \/>6) Browns: WR Carnell Tate<br \/>7) Commanders: EDGE David Bailey<br \/>8) Saints: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr.<br \/>9) Chiefs: S Caleb Downs<br \/>10) Bengals: CB Mansoor Delane<br \/>11) Dolphins: WR Jordyn Tyson<br \/>12) Cowboys: CB Jermod McCoy<br \/>13) Rams: WR Makai Lemon<br \/>14) Ravens: OT Monroe Freeling<br \/>15) Buccaneers: TE Kenyon Sadiq<br \/>16) Jets: OG Olaivavega Ioane<br \/>17) Lions: OT Spencer Fano<br \/>18) Vikings: S Dillon Thieneman<br \/>19) Panthers: OT Kadyn Proctor<br \/>20) Cowboys: EDGE <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/315999\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Akheem Mesidor;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Akheem Mesidor&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Akheem Mesidor<\/a><br \/>21) Steelers: EDGE Keldric Faulk<br \/>22) Chargers: OT Caleb Lomu<br \/>23) Eagles: OT Max Iheanachor<br \/>24) Browns: OT Blake Miller<br \/>25) Bears: S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren<br \/>26) Bills: DT Kayden McDonald<br \/>27) 49ers:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana The 49ers are just about as well run of an organization as you\u2019ll&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[69622,13715,11593,25025,37234,102109,878,39909,57264,67454,8757,13639,19865,299,1540,90113,69626,10210,101,103,102,104,106,105,37240,11596,572,37227],"class_list":{"0":"post-271987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco","8":"tag-akheem-mesidor","9":"tag-alabama-crimson-tide","10":"tag-bengals","11":"tag-brandon-aiyuk","12":"tag-caleb-downs","13":"tag-christian-kirk","14":"tag-christian-mccaffrey","15":"tag-deebo-samuel","16":"tag-demarcus-robinson","17":"tag-edge","18":"tag-george-kittle","19":"tag-indiana-hoosiers","20":"tag-jake-tonges","21":"tag-kyle-shanahan","22":"tag-miami","23":"tag-mike-evans","24":"tag-omar-cooper-jr","25":"tag-ricky-pearsall","26":"tag-san-francisco","27":"tag-san-francisco-headlines","28":"tag-san-francisco-news","29":"tag-sf","30":"tag-sf-headlines","31":"tag-sf-news","32":"tag-sonny-styles","33":"tag-steelers","34":"tag-tennessee","35":"tag-ty-simpson"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}