If anybody thought the 49ers were going to be run solely by Chip Kelly, the 2016 NFL Draft proved otherwise.
General manager Trent Baalke proved emphatically this was his team, focusing on rebuilding in the trenches a year after Kelly had prioritized the receiver position when he was running the show for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The 49ers' first pick may have been a player Kelly is familiar with from his Oregon days, but it was one that made perfect sense for San Francisco in mammoth defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, who — with huge powerful hands and impressive short-area athleticism — has what it takes to push the pocket consistently at the next level.
Reuniting Buckner with fellow former Duck Arik Armstead should have a significant impact on the 49ers' defensive line, which was added to further in the fifth round with the selection of Ronald Blair from Appalachian State.
Baalke also recognized the need to shore up the other side of the the trenches, trading back into the first round to take a dominant run blocker in Stanford's Joshua Garnett - filling a desperate need following the departures of Mike Iupati and Alex Boone in consecutive offseasons.
The fifth-round selections of Georgia's John Theus and Ole Miss' Fahn Cooper add extra depth to a porous O-line and could leave Anthony Davis out in the cold as his apparent contention with Baalke over his reinstatement rumbles on.
Away from the trenches, Baalke indicated he was not happy with the performance of the Niners' young secondary, while showing that old habits die hard with the selections of corners Will Redmond and Rashard Robinson from Mississippi State and LSU in the third and fourth round respectively.
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Redmond is seventh player since 2013 drafted by Baalke to have torn his ACL in college, but is expected to be ready in time for the 2016 season.
Robinson also comes with considerable risk having not played football for 18 months after being suspended indefinitely from the LSU program in November 2014, but has the length teams covet at the position and has excelled in press and man coverage.
Time will tell if Baalke's gambles on an injured player and one with considerable off-the-field issues will pay off.
However, the 49ers' GM did at least give Kelly some offensive skill position guys to play with, drafting athletic Louisiana Tech quarterback Jeff Driskel, Florida running back Kelvin Taylor — son of former Jaguar Fred Taylor — and Michigan State wide receiver Aaron Burbridge in the sixth before finishing the draft with another corner in Western Kentucky's Prince Charles Iworah.
But the 49ers' selections in the early and mid-rounds proved their concentration is on rebuilding through the trenches. The focus will now turn to Kelly to put his system into place and get the most out of the limited talent San Francisco has at the offensive skill positions and improve on last season's hugely disappointing performance.