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49ers host projected mid-round WRs, D-lineman on pre-draft visits [reports]

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San Francisco is getting its final visits in with draft prospects.

According to multiple reports from NFL Networks, they’ve got at least three prospect interviews linedd up this week. Per NFL.com:

  • Virginia WR Dontayvion Wicks is visiting San Francisco on Wednesday, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.
  • Michigan State WR Jayden Reed is meeting with the Niners, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reports.
  • West Virginia DL Dante Stills is visiting the Niners today, per Pelissero.

Wicks had a down senior year after an outstanding junior campaign when when he caught 57 passes for 1,203 yards (17th in the nation) and 9 TDs (t-32nd). He tested extremely well in terms of jumping (39 inch vertical, 92.6 percentile, 10-foot-10-inch broad jump, 96 percentile) and in his 10-yard split (1.55 seconds, 83.4 percentile).

Reed was similar in that he had a down senior year after an impressive junior season at Michigan State. He was a consistent producer in his four years, but peaked with a 1,026-yard, 10-TD season in 2021. He’s quick, with a 4.45-second 40-yard dash, but is sub-5-foot-11 and 187 pounds.

Stills, meanwhile, gave West Virginia production for five-straight seasons. In five seasons, he racked up 24.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and 137 tackles, a whopping 53 of which were for a loss.

Reed and Stills are projected generally in the third-to-fourth-round ranges, depending on which mock draft you look at.

He also tested well in the 40-yard dash, broad jump and 3-cone drills, the latter of two the 49ers love for defensive line prospects. He’s projected as a late-round pick.