Each week leading to the draft, we'll look at a collection of mock drafts from various sources and compile the list of the top prospects projected to head to the 49ers.
We surveyed 72 online mock drafts this week and tallied which prospects are the most popular choices for the San Francisco 49ers, who currently own the No. 2 overall pick in this month's draft. The mock drafts include big-name sites like ESPN and NFL.com to smaller independent sites.
Former Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa will visit with the 49ers next week. He continues to be the overwhelming favorite to be San Francisco's pick when Roger Goodell announces the selection on April 25.
Other players represented as the 49ers' pick in the 72 mock drafts are defensive tackle Quinnen Williams of Alabama and linebacker Josh Allen of Kentucky. Williams visited with the 49ers on Tuesday and Allen was in Santa Clara on Wednesday.
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A new name added to the list is wide receiver D.K. Metcalf of Mississippi. However, only one mock draft had him going to the 49ers.
Below are the top-ranked projections for the 49ers among the mock drafts we examined.
| Rank | 49ers' Pick |
| 54 Mock Drafts | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| 11 Mock Drafts | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| 6 Mock Drafts | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| 1 Mock Draft | D.K. Metcalf, WR, Mississippi |
Below is a mock-draft breakdown for the 49ers' selection at No. 2 overall.
| Site/Mock | 49ers' Pick |
| 24/7 Sports: Kirk Larrabee | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| 95.7 The Game: Tommy Call | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Athletic: Dane Brugler | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Big Lead: Jason McIntyre | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| Bleacher Report: Brent Sobleski | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report: Matt Miller | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report: Ryan McCrystal | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Bleacher Report: Zach Buckley | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Chris Trapasso | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Fornelli | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Jared Dubin | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Pete Prisco | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: R.J. White | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Ryan Wilson | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| CBS Sports: Will Brinson | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Ace | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| Draft Analyst: Tony Pauline | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Countdown | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Insiders | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| Draft King | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| The Draft Network: Crabbs | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| The Draft Network: Kelly | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Draft Network: Marino | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| The Draft Network: Sikkema | D.K. Metcalf, WR, Mississippi |
| The Draft Network: Solak | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Site | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Draft Tek | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| DraftBlaster | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| DraftBlaster: DraftGeek | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| EDSFootball.com | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| ESPN: Mel Kiper | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| ESPN: Todd McShay | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| FanSided: Brad Weiss | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Fueled by Sports | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| GBN Report | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| KNBR: Brad Almquist | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| LA Times: Sam Farmer | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| MyNFLDraft.com | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| NBCSBA: Maiocco, Blair | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| New York Post: Steve Serby | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Newsday: Nick Klopsis | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Blitz: Alex Khvatov | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Diamonds: Joyce | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Diamonds: Talbot | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Geek | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Scout: Ric Serritella | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Draft Scout: Rob Rang | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL Mocks: Erik Lambert | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| NFL Mocks: Sayre Bedinger | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Bucky Brooks | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| NFL.com: Chad Reuter | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| NFL.com: Charles Davis | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Charley Casserly | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| NFL.com: Daniel Jeremiah | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Lance Zierlein | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| NFL.com: Maurice Jones-Drew | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| NFL.com: Peter Schrager | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Niner Noise: Peter Panacy | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| PFF: Michael Renner | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| PFF: Steve Palazzolo | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Press Democrat: Cohn | Josh Allen, Edge, Kentucky |
| The Ringer | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| SB Nation: Dan Kadar | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| SI: Vinnie Iyer | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| U-T San Diego: Eddie Brown | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| USA Today: Luke Easterling | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| USA Today: Nate Davis | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Walter Football: Campbell | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| Walter Football: Cherepinsky | Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama |
| Washington Post: John Clayton | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| With the First Pick | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
| Yahoo Sports | Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio State |
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