The Chicago Bears traded four draft picks to the San Francisco 49ers, in the beginning of the 2017 NFL Draft, to secure Mitchell Trubisky as their future quarterback with the number two pick. Many fans from Chicago are upset with the amount that was sacrificed to land Trubisky and, like many already know, the 49ers are ecstatic.
Original Trade:
SF gets: #3, #67 (3rd), #111 (4th), 2018 third-round
CHI gets: #2
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That’s not how it finalized though. San Francisco flipped those other picks, similar to the move the Bears made in the second round to recoup, and turned it into much more.
First, with the third overall pick the 49ers selected Stanford DL Solomon Thomas. CBS gave them an “A+” grade for that one.
Second, they traded the #67 pick to the Saints for a 2018 second-rounder and a 2017 seventh. They took Miami DB Adrian Colbert with the seventh-round pick and obviously stashed away the second for next year.
Third, they traded the #111 pick from the Bears, along with the #34 (their original 2nd) for the #31 overall pick. With the 31st overall choice they were able to steal ILB Reuben Foster from the Saints who were reportedly on the phone with the highly-touted prospect when San Francisco called to tell him. The Saints had the 32nd overall pick.
Final Trade Results:
SF gets: Stanford DL Solomon Thomas, 2018 second-round pick (Saints), 2018 third-round pick (Bears), Miami DB Adrian Colbert and Alabama ILB Reuben Foster.
CHI gets: Mitchell Trubisky
After a draft that broke a record for the amount of trades made, first year GM John Lynch is looking like a genius while many are doubting Pace’s choice to make the move for Trubisky.
In any case, at the end of the day Chicago got their guy and it appears the 49ers got a whole lot more.
Mitch is our quarterback.
