RAPOPORT: 49ers shift focus to QBs Mac Jones and Trey Lance with No. 3 pick

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that the belief is the San Francisco 49ers has appeared to narrow its focus on selecting either Alabama QB Mac Jones or North Dakota State QB Trey Lance, according to several sources.

As the #49ers close in on their decision of which QB to take at No. 3, sources say they are down to two prospects — and the belief is those two are #Bama QB Mac Jones and #NDSU QB Trey Lance. Several sources say the focus does appear to have shifted to those two.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 26, 2021

Sunday’s update seemingly eliminates the possibility of the Niners drafting highly-touted prospect Justin Fields, whom several analysts list as the third-best QB prospect in this year’s draft.

Rapoport’s report also falls in line with the long-standing rumor that the team has had its eyes on drafting Jones third overall after months of scouting the former Crimson Tide signal-caller.

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