The 49ers are staying on the defensive. After grabbing two defensive players in the first round of tghe NFL Draft on Thursday, the 49ers used their third selection (No. 66) on Colorado cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, an Oak Park native who played at Christian Brothers High in Sacramento and Sacramento City College. The 49ers then traded the No. 67 pick to the Saints in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick and 2017 seventh-rounder. The 49ers picked up a 2018 third-round pick Thursday as part of a trade with the Bears. MORE TO COME
49ers select CB Witherspoon; pick up 2018 second-round pick in trade
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Round 3, Pick 2: 49ers select Colorado CB Ahkello Witherspoon
By David Bonilla
Apr 28, 2017
With the second pick of the third round in the 2017 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers have selected Colorado cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon. The 49ers hosted Witherspoon for a visit on April 11th.
Witherspoon played at Colorado in 2014 after spending the previous year at...
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