2019 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks go early after trades

By Brad Weiss | Feb 27, 2019

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Ohio State (7) Dwayne Haskins (QB) throws a pass during the Rose Bowl Game between the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes on January 1, 2019, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 01: Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Josh Allen (41) looks on during the Citrus Bowl game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions on January 1, 2019 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

42. . Edge. Kentucky. Josh Allen. 2. player

The San Francisco 49ers will have the No. 2 overall pick in 2019, as they look to erase the memories of a lost 2018 season. The 49ers went into the 2018 campaign with high hopes, after inking Jimmy Garoppolo to a long-term deal, but everything went downhill in a hurry, starting in the preseason.

Running back Jerick McKinnon, who the team brought in during the offseason to be their feature back, tore up his knee in the preseason, and Garoppolo soon followed during the regular season. From there, the 49ers just could not put winning football on the field on a consistent basis, and ended up winning only four games.

This is year three of the Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch marriage, and many expected a solid 2018 after running off five straight victories to close out 2019. They have the talent on both sides of the ball to be competitive in 2019, and the hope is they can hit a home run with the No. 2 pick in this April’s draft.

That pick should be Josh Allen, a good-looking edge rusher from the University of Kentucky. During his time with the Wildcats, Allen established himself as an almost unblockable player, and capped off his college career by absolutely terrorizing the Penn State offensive line in the Wildcats bowl game victory over the Nittany Lions.

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