There is a significant emphasis on Pro Days in the preliminary preparations for players and teams with the NFL combination canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the Pro Days attended by the 49ers was that of Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. While San Francisco could be on the market for a signal caller at the start of the project, there is no move it could make that would remove general no. 1 and Lawrence away from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
So why did they make the trip to follow the star’s perspective? 49ers Vice President Adam Peters explained to Matt Barrows in a fascinating look the team’s adjusted preparations for this year’s draft.
“It wasn’t just Trevor Lawrence,” Peters told Barrows at Athletic. “There were a few (Clemson players) there. And Ethan Waugh, our college principal, lives in South Carolina. So it’s an easy journey for him. And then Steve Rubio, who is our Southeast scout, there are a few other Clemson players out there along with a few freelance agents. ”
Peters also noted that the 49ers did some final work to close a report on Lawrence, who is definitely going to the Jaguars with general election no. 1.
It is logical that the team did not want to reveal exactly who they were on hand to watch, but the Tigers are a busy club with a lot of pro-caliber talent, including defender Travis Etienne and linebacker Jackson Carman. Chris Finke, the debutant from 49ers 2020, was one of the free agents who participated in catching the balls from Lawrence.
While the 49ers continue to work out exactly how they want to sail all Pro Days, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them appear in some of the best quarterbacks’ personal training. General manager John Lynch has already mentioned that he attended Patrick Mahomes Pro Day as a smokescreen, but the club could also look at some of the best signal callers or some of the others who work on that day.
The presence of Pro Day matters, but it may not always be what it seems, as was the case in San Francisco’s presence to follow Lawrence.