The San Francisco 49ers traded up with the Minnesota Vikings to select Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard with the 104th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.
The 49ers will still be looking for their quarterback of the future after this pick. Beathard made 28 starts in the Hawkeyes’ pro-style, play-action offense, compiling a 21-7 record. C.J. has inconsistent touch, poor pocket presence, and molasses-slow mechanics which led to 58 sacks over his final two years; he'll do well to fall in as a career backup.
Beathard completed just 58.1 percent of his passes as a starter, averaging 7.0 yards per attempt (YPA) and tossing 40 touchdowns to 19 interceptions. He slumped to just a 56.5 percent completion rate and 6.4 YPA as a senior. He'll be hard-pressed to beat out Matt Barkley, whose 0.09 Passing Net Expected Points per drop back last year was 17th-worst among the 39 quarterback to drop back 100 times.
Source: Rotoworld.com