Many of the young players are on Twitter and below are their reactions to being drafted by San Francisco. Some were immediate reactions and others occurred later. Of course, you can follow them and every other current 49ers player on our Niner Tweets page.
Jimmie Ward, SS, Northern Illinois (@ward_jimmie)
Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State (@elguapo)
Marcus Martin, C, USC (@TheRealDoubleMs)
Brandon Thomas, OT, Clemson (@BTOM63)
Bruce Ellington, WR, South Carolina (@BruceEllington)
Ellington's post is interesting. It was a paid advertisement brought to you by Verizon and featured video of him receiving his call from the 49ers alerting him that he was being drafted.
Dontae Johnson, CB, N.C. State (@2Johnson5)
Keith Reaser, CB, Florid Atlantic (@KeithReaser3)
Kenneth Acker, CB, SMU (@Ack4rmDaTown)
Trey Millard, FB, Oklahoma (@fat_daddy33)
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